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Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1993–2001

A Jim Taylor-designed masthead sloop balancing performance and comfort with a stiff, bulb-keeled hull

Designed by Jim Taylor, Hewson & Sabre.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.00
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 219
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.7
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

  • Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2957 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.7
Displacement / length
218.8
Comfort ratio
24.2
Capsize screening
2.00
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1304
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1993–2001
Units built
120
Designer
Jim Taylor, Hewson, Sabre
Builder
Sabre Yachts

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Catalina Yachts 3611.07 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile coastal cruiser offering optional tall rig and wing keel configurations to suit varying water depths
Contessa 3510.82 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Doug Peterson-designed IOR One Ton racer that claimed the 1974 International One Ton Cup with her prototype Gumboots
Hunter Marine 3610.95 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, designed for stable coastal cruising during a short early-eighties production run
Beneteau First 36.710.90 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Farr-designed racer-cruiser with a 2.2-metre draft and a balanced sail-area-to-displacement ratio for club competition
Pearson Yachts 3611.14 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William H. Shaw-designed masthead sloop built for the IOR One Ton rule, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder
Beneteau First 34511.00 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 36-foot masthead sloop from the mid-eighties, designed for offshore speed with a stiff 36% ballast ratio

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