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Sprinta Sport

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1977

The first design declared an IOR One Design, this 7-metre fractional sloop features a 50% ballast ratio for stiffness

Designed by van de Stadt & E. G. Van de Stadt, built by Dehler.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.40 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,100 kg of hull, so roughly 1,700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

At 2.35 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.35
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 157
EasygoingPowered-up

20.7 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 20.7
TenderStiff

50% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 50%

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

  • Lighter than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1128 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
50.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.7
Displacement / length
157.1
Comfort ratio
11.9
Capsize screening
2.35
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
535
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1977
Units built
400
Designer
van de Stadt, E. G. Van de Stadt
Builder
Dehler, Brighton Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

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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.

Catalina Yachts 22 MKII7.26 mSame hull family0.3 m longerAn upgraded 1995 iteration of the classic trailerable cruiser, featuring a fin keel and transom-hung rudder
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/247.32 mSame hull family0.3 m longerThe world's most popular one-design keelboat, featuring a light 1406kg displacement for responsive, agile handling
Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA lightweight 6.5-meter fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing
Sirius 7277.27 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA development of the Sirius 24, this fractional sloop features a fin keel with skeg-mounted rudder for balanced handling
J J/77.04 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 2024 fractional sloop with a shallow 1.16m draft and a high 23.55 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive daysailing
Dehler Yachts 25CR7.50 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Van de Stadt-designed fractional sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio built for spirited performance

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