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Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1987

A 1987 masthead sloop with a 40% ballast ratio, balancing a fin keel and spade rudder for coastal performance

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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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 light displacement on a beamy beam gives 14 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 14
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.28
LightHeavy

137 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 137
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 40%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

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

Compared with 1703 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
Displacement / length
136.6
Comfort ratio
14.1
Capsize screening
2.28
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
823
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1987
Builder
Sandstream Yachts

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Martinique 257.70 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Brazilian-built masthead sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, offering a stiff and stable platform for coastal cruising
Albin Marine AB Vega 278.25 mSame hull family0.3 m longerScandinavia's most popular production yacht of her size, this 8.25-metre masthead sloop defined coastal cruising from 1965 to 1979
Hunter Marine 257.62 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterThe first sailboat built by Hunter Marine, this masthead sloop features a skeg-mounted rudder for stable cruising
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/808.00 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1992 fractional sloop with a high 26.59 sail area-to-displacement ratio, engineered for rapid, agile performance

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