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Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1983–1985

A short-run masthead sloop from the Sabre design team, featuring a skeg-mounted rudder for stability and control

Designed by Sabre Design Team & Roger Hewson.

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 heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

1.96 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.96
LightHeavy

278 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 278
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.3
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.3
Displacement / length
277.7
Comfort ratio
24.0
Capsize screening
1.96
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
858
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1983–1985
Units built
35
Designer
Sabre Design Team, Roger Hewson
Builder
Sabre Yachts

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Islander Yachts Bahama 309.12 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1973-1985 production masthead sloop sharing its hull with the Islander 30 MKII and featuring a balanced fin keel
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Pearson Yachts 309.08 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA prolific Bill Shaw design with over 1,000 built, this masthead sloop features a fin keel and spade rudder
Catalina Yachts 309.12 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthOne of the most successful production yachts in history, with over 6,000 hulls built during a 32-year run

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