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Seamaster Sailer 29

Masthead Sloop · Fin Keel · 1979–1981

A Holman & Pye designed masthead sloop with a fin keel, later produced by Bounty Boats as the Bounty Seamaster

Designed by Holman & Pye.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.15
LightHeavy

200 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 200
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.6
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.6
Displacement / length
200.0
Comfort ratio
18.5
Capsize screening
2.15
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
916
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1979–1981
Units built
14
Designer
Holman, Pye
Builder
Seamaster Ltd

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Hunter Boats Horizon 309.14 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA David Thomas-designed fractional sloop with twin keels, offered in kit form for versatile shoal-water cruising
CS 309.14 mSame hull family0.2 m longerThe most popular model from CS Yachts, with over 90 units launched in its debut year alone
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