BoatsRobber 3E

Robber 3E

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1977

A rare IOR quarter-tonner with a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder, evolved from a 1973 prototype for competitive racing

Designed by Bernt Lindquist, Peter Stahle & S. Jardine, built by Bebs Ltd.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

At 2.66 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.66
LightHeavy

190 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 190
TenderStiff

53% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 53%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

  • Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1492 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
52.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
190.1
Comfort ratio
11.4
Capsize screening
2.66
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
715
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Plywood
Production
Years built
First built 1977
Designer
Bernt Lindquist, Peter Stahle, S. Jardine
Builder
BEBS Ltd, Thames Marine

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Dehler Yachts 25CR7.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Van de Stadt-designed fractional sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio built for spirited performance
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