S2 Yachts 8.5
Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1980–1983
A 1980s production masthead sloop with a 39% ballast ratio, occasionally powered by a factory-fitted BMW diesel
Designed by Arthur Edmunds, built by S-2 Yachts.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/spade Rudder
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
1.94 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
298 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.
16.2 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
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