A versatile keel-centerboard sloop from C. Raymond Hunt Associates, featuring a MORC-rated fin keel variant
Designed by C. Raymond Hunt Assoc & John Deknatel.
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 2.44 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,116 kg of hull, so roughly 1,700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,116 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.53 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 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater
At 2.37 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 2.37
LightHeavy
143 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
Displacement / length 143
EasygoingPowered-up
19.8 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
Sail area / displacement 19.8
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.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.8
Displacement / length
142.6
Comfort ratio
11.6
Capsize screening
2.37
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
565
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1973–1981
Designer
C. Raymond Hunt Assoc, John Deknatel
Builder
Paceship Yachts, AMF
Boats like this, on the water
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Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA swing-keel masthead sloop with 15,000 units sold, offering a highly versatile and trailerable coastal cruiser
Seascape 277.99 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA Sam Manuard-designed performance fractional sloop with a high SA/D ratio and swing keel, now part of the Beneteau First range
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family0.6 m longerThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family1.3 m shorterA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing
O'day 23-1 (Lift Top)7.01 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA popular C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a unique lift-top coach roof for added cabin headroom
