BoatsPandora 700

Pandora 700

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1976–1991

An E.G. Van de Stadt-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder, evolved from the Pandora International

Designed by E. G. Van de Stadt, built by Rydgeway Marine UK.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.11 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,134 kg of hull, so roughly 1,750 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 1.14 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

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

Capsize screening 2.04
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 169
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.1
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

  • Lighter than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1130 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.1
Displacement / length
169.3
Comfort ratio
14.7
Capsize screening
2.04
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
464
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1976–1991
Designer
E. G. Van de Stadt
Builder
Rydgeway Marine UK

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C&C Yachts 247.32 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA lively 1975 masthead sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, designed for responsive club racing

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