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Red Fox 200

Fractional Sloop · Twin Daggerboards · First built 1990

A David Thomas-designed fractional sloop featuring twin daggerboards for versatile shoal-water performance

Designed by David Thomas.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Twin Daggerboards

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.49 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,157 kg of hull, so roughly 1,750 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,157 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 0.20 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 2.39 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.39
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 142
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.2

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

  • Heavier than ~98% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~84% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~98% of boats her size on file

Compared with 132 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.2
Displacement / length
142.3
Comfort ratio
12.0
Capsize screening
2.39
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
583
Hull
Hull type
Twin Daggerboards
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1990
Designer
David Thomas
Builder
Red Fox Yachts, Select Yachts, Hunter Boats Ltd

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