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Sadler Yachts 29

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1981–1988

An unsinkable masthead sloop featuring foam-filled cavities designed to keep the vessel afloat even when fully flooded

Designed by David Sadler.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung 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 heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.89
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 308
EasygoingPowered-up

14.7 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.7
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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
41.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.7
Displacement / length
307.6
Comfort ratio
25.8
Capsize screening
1.89
Hull speed
6.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
775
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1981–1988
Units built
400
Designer
David Sadler
Builder
Sadler Yachts

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Catalina Yachts 309.12 mSame hull family0.5 m longerOne of the most successful production yachts in history, with over 6,000 hulls built during a 32-year run
Watkins Yachts 278.23 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, offered in rare pilot house and keel-centerboard configurations
Islander Yachts 288.51 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop with over 400 built, favored by the designer himself for her balanced performance

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