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Sailstar Boats Pioneer 17

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom hung rudder · 1962–present

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
14.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
30.7
Displacement / length
80.0
Comfort ratio
5.7
Capsize screening
2.85
Hull speed
5.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
356
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1962–present
Designer
Talman Bigelow, R. Baker, Robert H. Baker
Builder
Sailstar Boats, Sailstar Boat Co.

Design & history

The Sailstar PIONEER was marketed as the deluxe, heavy duty version of the EXPLORER 17, sold at a slightly higher price, though very few appear to have been built.

Notable features
Available with a steel centerboard or cast iron keelDeluxe, heavy duty version of the EXPLORER 17
Variants
  • EXPLORER 17
Design

Deluxe, heavy duty version of the EXPLORER 17.

Production

Built by Sailstar; very few seem to have been built; sold at a slightly higher price than the EXPLORER 17.

Curated reference notes

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