BoatsNorseboat 21.5

Norseboat 21.5

Gaffhead Sloop · Centerboard (Trunk) · First built 2011

A versatile gaff-rigged sloop from Mark Fitzgerald and Chuck Paine, available in both cabin and open deck configurations

Designed by Mark Fitzgerald & C. W. (Chuck) Paine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Centerboard (Trunk)

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.16 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,180 kg of hull, so roughly 1,800 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,180 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.46 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.06
LightHeavy

154 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 154
EasygoingPowered-up

17.5 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.5

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws less than ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 586 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Gaffhead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.5
Displacement / length
154.5
Comfort ratio
14.8
Capsize screening
2.06
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
496
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard (Trunk)
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2011
Designer
Mark Fitzgerald, C. W. (Chuck) Paine
Builder
NorseBoat

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Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family1.1 m longerThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA swing-keel masthead sloop with 15,000 units sold, offering a highly versatile and trailerable coastal cruiser
O'day 23-1 (Lift Top)7.01 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA popular C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a unique lift-top coach roof for added cabin headroom
Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing
Chrysler Marine 226.71 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA 6.7-metre masthead sloop produced as the C-22 and T-22 Sandpiper, featuring a swing keel for shallow-water access
Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA lightweight 800kg fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air

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