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Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · First built 1981

A performance-oriented fractional sloop offering an optional inboard BMW diesel for auxiliary power

Designed by Graham & Schlageter.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.34 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.23
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 186
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.9
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

  • Beamier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 599 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.9
Displacement / length
186.4
Comfort ratio
15.3
Capsize screening
2.23
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
697
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1981
Units built
545
Designer
Graham, Schlageter
Builder
S2 Yachts

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