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Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1972

An IOR half-ton racer configuration offered alongside standard trunk cabin and raised-deck cruising models

Designed by McCurdy & Rhodes.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
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.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.92
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 308
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.3
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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
38.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.3
Displacement / length
307.5
Comfort ratio
23.3
Capsize screening
1.92
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
683
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1972
Designer
McCurdy, Rhodes
Builder
Seafarer

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Catalina Yachts 278.18 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA masthead sloop with 6,662 hulls produced over two decades, serving as a staple of coastal cruising since 1971
Colvic Ltd. Sailor 268.21 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA twin-keeled masthead sloop with hulls molded by Colvic and finished by various yards, including Atlanta Marine
Dufour Arpege 309.14 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA record-breaking production of over 1500 units, this MORC-compliant racer-cruiser defined a new standard for the 30-foot class
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
Watkins Yachts 278.23 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, offered in rare pilot house and keel-centerboard configurations
Newport 27S8.23 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA 1974 masthead sloop with a 1.3-meter draft, offering a stable fin-keel platform for shoal-water coastal cruising

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