Fractional Sloop · Swing Keel w/outboard Rudder · First built 2012
A 7.9-metre cruiser with a 14.37 comfort ratio, designed for stability and ease of handling in a modern package
Designed by Leszek Gonciarz.
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Swing Keel w/outboard Rudder
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Shoal draftDraws 0.39 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 14Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.28Bluewater
LightD/L 154Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 7.3Powered-up
TenderBallast 35%Stiff
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
Beamier than ~85% of boats her size on file
Compared with 599 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
7.3
Displacement / length
153.8
Comfort ratio
14.4
Capsize screening
2.28
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
781
Hull
Hull type
Swing keel w/outboard rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2012
Designer
Leszek Gonciarz
Builder
Sedna yachts
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