BoatsPandora International

Pandora International

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1973–1976

An IOR-influenced variant of the Pandora featuring a taller mast, shorter boom, and a deeper, high-aspect fin keel

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

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.

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

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

Sail area / displacement 18.8
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

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

  • Narrower than ~91% of boats her size on file

Compared with 909 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.8
Displacement / length
169.3
Comfort ratio
14.9
Capsize screening
2.04
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
464
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1973–1976
Designer
E. G. Van de Stadt
Builder
Rydgeway Marine UK

Boats like this, on the water

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Gilbert Marine Tequila7.20 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead sloop that claimed the 1971 Quarter Ton Cup with her prototype performance
Ranger Yachts 226.86 mSame hull family0.2 m longerAn IOR mini-ton racer with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for competitive performance in a compact hull
Com-Pac Yachts 236.93 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA shoal-draft masthead sloop by Clark Mills, featuring a 46% ballast ratio for stability in a compact 23-foot hull
Beneteau First 2357.11 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Groupe Finot-designed fractional sloop built for performance, featuring a light displacement and high sail area ratio
Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA lightweight 6.5-meter fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing
Rio 206.10 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA lightweight, high-performance masthead sloop designed by Roberto Barros with a lively sail area-to-displacement ratio

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