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Parker Yachts 275

Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · 1990–2009

Produced for nearly two decades, this lifting-keel fractional sloop was renamed the 285 to reflect her true length

Designed by Ron Holland.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.38 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 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.10
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 167
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.1
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

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

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

Compared with 560 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.1
Displacement / length
167.0
Comfort ratio
17.2
Capsize screening
2.10
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
810
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1990–2009
Designer
Ron Holland
Builder
Parker Yachts

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Maxus 26 (CB)8.40 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 2015-launched fractional sloop with a 1.43-metre centerboard draft and a 19.61 sail-area-to-displacement ratio
O'day 257.57 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA successful decade-long production run defines this 25-foot masthead sloop, built with a versatile keel-centerboard
Beneteau Oceanis 3119.83 mSame hull family1.3 m longerA fractional sloop featuring a shallow 1.42-meter draft and dual rudders for stability in shoal water
Hunter Marine 2407.34 mSame hull family1.2 m shorterA trailerable swing-keel cruiser featuring a B&R rig and water ballast, also marketed as the Hunter Legend 240
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family1.1 m shorterThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility

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