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Nordic Family Boat

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1974–1993

A versatile fractional sloop designed by Elvstrøm and Kjærulff, produced across Scandinavia for nearly two decades

Designed by Elvstrm, Kjrulff, Rogeberg & Jan Kjrulff, built by Kuling Marin.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

1.89 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.89
LightHeavy

208 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 208
EasygoingPowered-up

18.6 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.6
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.6
Displacement / length
208.3
Comfort ratio
21.5
Capsize screening
1.89
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
739
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1974–1993
Units built
350
Designer
Elvstrm, Kjrulff, Rogeberg, Jan Kjrulff
Builder
Kuling Marin, Botnia Marine, Birka Marine

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