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Parker Yachts 235

Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · First built 1994

A fractional sloop with a lifting keel, designed for versatile shoal-water cruising since 1994

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Lifting Keel

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.54 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,380 kg of hull, so roughly 2,000 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.30 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 beamy beam gives 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 13
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.30
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 149
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.8
TenderStiff

22% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 22%

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

  • Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 615 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
22.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.8
Displacement / length
148.8
Comfort ratio
12.9
Capsize screening
2.30
Hull speed
6.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
622
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1994
Designer
Parker
Builder
Park Lift Keel Yachts, Parker Yachts

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Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family0.3 m longerThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
O'day 23-1 (Lift Top)7.01 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA popular C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a unique lift-top coach roof for added cabin headroom
Chrysler Marine 226.71 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA 6.7-metre masthead sloop produced as the C-22 and T-22 Sandpiper, featuring a swing keel for shallow-water access
Macgregor 26X7.87 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA water-ballasted sail-power hybrid designed for versatile coastal cruising and easy trailering
Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA swing-keel masthead sloop with 15,000 units sold, offering a highly versatile and trailerable coastal cruiser

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