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Rob Roy 23

Fractional Yawl · Keel/centreboard · 1980–2001

A Ted Brewer-designed fractional yawl with a keel-centerboard configuration, notable for its optional gunter rig

Designed by Ted Brewer & Edward S. Brewer, built by Marine Concepts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.11 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 998 kg of hull, so roughly 1,600 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 998 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 0.46 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 narrow beam gives 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.13
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 109
EasygoingPowered-up

25.0 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 25.0
TenderStiff

30% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 30%

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

  • Lighter than ~86% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~89% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~98% of boats her size on file

Compared with 524 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
29.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Yawl
Ratios
SA / displacement
25.0
Displacement / length
108.7
Comfort ratio
11.1
Capsize screening
2.13
Hull speed
6.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
515
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1980–2001
Units built
85
Designer
Ted Brewer, Edward S. Brewer
Builder
Marine Concepts

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Farr 75007.57 mSame hull family1.2 m shorterA 1979 trailerable fractional sloop with a 1.8-meter draft, designed for agile handling in a light 1,150kg package
Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull family1.5 m shorterA swing-keel masthead sloop with 15,000 units sold, offering a highly versatile and trailerable coastal cruiser
Seaward Yachts 26RK8.66 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA fractional sloop with a 1.83m lifting bulb keel, offering deep-water performance in a trailerable 8.66m package
Melges 247.32 mSame hull family1.4 m shorterA 7.32-meter sportboat with a lifting keel and a 32.09 sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for rapid planing
Tofinou 77.01 mSame hull family1.7 m shorterA classic fractional sloop modeled after a 1939 prototype, designed for elegant daysailing with a retractable keel

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