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Seniorita Helmsman

Fractional Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1977

A slender 9.6-metre fractional sloop with a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder, built for coastal sailing since 1977

Designed by Hakan Sodergren, built by Lito Marin.

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 moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

At 1.68 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.68
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 191
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.6
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 42%

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

  • Narrower than ~96% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2728 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.6
Displacement / length
191.5
Comfort ratio
23.9
Capsize screening
1.68
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
676
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1977
Designer
Hakan Sodergren
Builder
Lito Marin, Helmsman Yachts

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Aphrodite 1019.94 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 9.9-meter fin-keeler with a 57% ballast ratio, designed by Elvstrom and Kjaerulff for high-speed, stiff sailing
Bavaria Yachts 3009.55 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 9.55-metre fractional sloop from 1989, featuring a deep 1.65-metre fin keel and bulb for efficient coastal sailing
X Yachts X-999.96 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Niels Jeppesen with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for speed
Spirit 329.48 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Jacques De Ridder-designed IOR 23-footer built for nearly two decades as a stiff, masthead-rigged fin-keel sloop
Beneteau Oceanis 319.66 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Finot-Conq designed fractional sloop balancing a modern hull form with a stable 1.8-meter bulb keel

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