Marieholms Bruk Seacat 16
Fractional Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1966–1973
A Pelle Petterson-designed fractional sloop built for durability, long favored by Swedish sailing schools and scouts
Designed by Pelle Petterson.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- 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.
TrailerableBeam 1.95 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 900 kg of hull, so roughly 1,500 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 1.10 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 13Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.04Bluewater
LightD/L 139Heavy
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
- Lighter than ~79% of boats her size on file
- Narrower than ~94% of boats her size on file
Compared with 709 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
139.0
Comfort ratio
13.4
Capsize screening
2.04
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
424
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1966–1973
Units built
500
Designer
Pelle Petterson
Builder
Marieholms Bruk, Marieholm Boats
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Halcyon 236.93 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA triple-keeled masthead sloop by Alan H. Buchanan, offering shallow-draft versatility based on the earlier Crystal 23
Borge Bringsvaerd Bb116.18 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Norwegian-built classic with an active class association that has raced continuously since the 1960s
Martinique 257.70 mSame hull family1.4 m longerA Brazilian-built masthead sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, offering a stiff and stable platform for coastal cruising
The family
Related models
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
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