BoatsSamphire 29

Samphire 29

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · First built 1978

An extended version of the 26, this long-keeled cruiser offers both aft and center cockpit configurations

Designed by David M. Cannell, built by North Sea Craft (Samphire).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Long Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 1.19 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

At 1.68 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.68
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 349
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 11.2

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
11.2
Displacement / length
349.2
Comfort ratio
30.9
Capsize screening
1.68
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
679
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1978
Designer
David M. Cannell
Builder
North Sea Craft (Samphire)

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