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Skipper 17 (MILNE)

Fractional Sloop · Centerboard (Trunk) · 1966–present

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
30.5
Displacement / length
80.0
Comfort ratio
5.6
Capsize screening
2.89
Hull speed
5.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
361
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard (Trunk)
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1966–present
Designer
Peter Milne
Builder
Anderson, Rigden, Perkins, Richmond Marine, Richmond Marine Ltd.

Design & history

The Skipper 17 was produced in multiple variants with different decks, cabins, and underwater appendages into the 1990s. The Eagle 525 was later derived from the same tooling.

Notable features
Four-berth cabin on early modelsSingle lifting keel on early modelsLarger cuddy cabin on later version (Skipper Mariner)Twin side-by-side centerboards on later modelsUnusual looking cuddy/cabin on Skippers Mate
Variants
  • Dayboat
  • SKIPPER MARINER
  • SKIPPERS MATE
  • EAGLE 525
Production

A number of variants with different decks, cabins, and underwater appendages were offered into the 1990s. The Eagle 525 was later produced from the same tooling.

Curated reference notes

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