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Seamaster Sailer 815

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1976–1981

A Holman & Pye designed masthead sloop built for stability and comfort in a compact 8.15-meter package

Designed by Holman, Pye & Kim Holman.

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

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 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.86
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 342
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 11.9
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

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
31.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
11.9
Displacement / length
342.3
Comfort ratio
26.2
Capsize screening
1.86
Hull speed
6.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
669
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1976–1981
Units built
136
Designer
Holman, Pye, Kim Holman
Builder
Seamaster Ltd

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Ericson Yachts 278.15 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bruce King-designed masthead sloop with over 1,200 built, offering a stiff, stable platform for coastal cruising
Catalina Yachts 278.18 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with 6,662 hulls produced over two decades, serving as a staple of coastal cruising since 1971
Cascade Yachts 278.23 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by Robert A. Smith for balanced coastal cruising
Islander Yachts 288.51 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop with over 400 built, favored by the designer himself for her balanced performance
Puma 268.00 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA masthead sloop derived from an IOR Half Ton prototype, designed by Holman and Pye for competitive performance
Watkins Yachts 278.23 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, offered in rare pilot house and keel-centerboard configurations

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