Abbott Boats Inc. Soling

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The Abbott Boats Inc. Soling, on the water

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 1.91 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,033 kg of hull, so roughly 1,650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 14 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 14

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.90

LightHeavy

122 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 122

EasygoingPowered-up

23.3 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 23.3

TenderStiff

56% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 56%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

Lighter than ~94% of boats her size on file
Narrower than ~99% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1874 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Abbott Boats Inc. Soling, as the fleet has seen it

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The Abbott Boats Inc. Soling is an 8.2-meter fractional sloop keelboat designed by Jan Herman Linge, built by Abbott Boats Inc. from 1966 to the present. With a fin keel and spade rudder, it displaces 1032 kg and served as an Olympic class three-person keelboat from 1972 to 1996. The class rules allow for a ballast adjustment of plus or minus 10 kg. Kristian Nergaard, a long-time Soling competitor, uses regattas like the Hankøregattaen to prepare for the Soling World Championship, testing boat speed and crew coordination in varied wind conditions.4:56 Nergaard notes the Soling class has seen a resurgence as a competitive yet family-oriented fleet.25:52 Mikkel Thommessen gained exposure to the Soling in the United States in 1965, observing its advanced racing techniques.8:29 Kongelig Norsk Seilforening (KNS) has submitted a bid to host the Soling World Championship, indicating ongoing international interest in the class.4:42

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

56.2%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

23.3

Displacement / length

122.4

Comfort ratio

13.8

Capsize screening

1.90

Hull speed

6.0 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

452

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Cast Iron

Production

Years built

First built 1966

Designer

Jan Herman Linge

Builder

Abbott Boats Inc

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

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