Fractional Sloop · Swing Keel w/dual Rudders · First built 2017
A lightweight 7.29-metre fractional sloop with a 41.89 SA/D ratio built for rapid, modern performance
Designed by Samual Manuard.
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Swing Keel w/dual Rudders
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 2.50 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 960 kg of hull, so roughly 1,550 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 960 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.25 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater
At 2.56 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 2.56
EasygoingPowered-up
41.9 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 41.9
TenderStiff
33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
Ballast 33%
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
Draws more than ~95% of boats her size on file
Compared with 620 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.
Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
41.9
Capsize screening
2.56
Hull
Hull type
Swing keel w/dual rudders
Construction
Vacuum-infused vinylester resin
Ballast type
Lead Bulb
Production
Years built
First built 2017
Designer
Samual Manuard
Builder
Seascape
Boats like this, on the water
Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.
Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.
O'day 226.61 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA prolific production success with over 3,000 hulls built, offering a nimble fractional rig for coastal daysailing
Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family1.8 m shorterA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing
Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull family1.1 m shorterA lightweight 800kg fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air
Melges 247.32 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 7.32-meter sportboat with a lifting keel and a 32.09 sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for rapid planing
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
