BoatsStarwind 19

Starwind 19

Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1982

A Jim Taylor-designed fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for performance in shoal water

Designed by Jim Taylor, built by Wellcraft Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.29 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 612 kg of hull, so roughly 1,200 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 612 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.46 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 9 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 9
CoastalBluewater

At 2.72 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.72
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 159
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.0
TenderStiff

29% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 29%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
29.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.0
Displacement / length
159.4
Comfort ratio
8.6
Capsize screening
2.72
Hull speed
5.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
418
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1982
Units built
600
Designer
Jim Taylor
Builder
Wellcraft Marine, Rebel Industries, Starwind

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