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Nordship 808

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1982–1988

A 1982 fractional sloop with a 50% ballast ratio, later produced as the Granada 808

Designed by Elvstrom, Kjrulff & Jan Kjrulff, built by Reese 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 moderate beam gives 20 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

2.05 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.05
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 258
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.4
TenderStiff

50% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 50%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
50.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.4
Displacement / length
257.5
Comfort ratio
20.2
Capsize screening
2.05
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
704
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1982–1988
Designer
Elvstrom, Kjrulff, Jan Kjrulff
Builder
Reese Marin, Nordship

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