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Pisces 21

Gaffhead Sloop · Long Keel · First built 1999

A gaff-rigged long-keeler with a high ballast ratio for her size, designed by Chuck Paine for traditional handling

Designed by C. W. Paine, built by Classic Boat Shop.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.16 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,474 kg of hull, so roughly 2,050 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.89 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

1.91 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.91
LightHeavy

333 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 333
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.1
TenderStiff

49% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 49%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
49.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Gaffhead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.1
Displacement / length
333.2
Comfort ratio
21.0
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
5.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
413
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Wood
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1999
Designer
C. W. Paine
Builder
Classic Boat Shop

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Contessa 267.77 mSame hull family1.5 m longerA David Sadler-designed long-keel masthead sloop, built in both England and Canada with a 25-year production run
Flicka 207.32 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA Bruce Bingham-designed cutter with a long keel, originally offered as amateur plans before becoming a production classic
Bristol Yachts 247.49 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA Paul Coble-designed masthead sloop with a long keel and over 50% ballast ratio for stable coastal cruising
Jeanneau Cap 5405.40 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA 5.4-metre fractional sloop featuring a long keel and 0.64m draft, built by Jeanneau starting in 1986

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