Summertime Dream (1/4 Ton)
Fractional Sloop · Fin w/spade rudder · First built 1979
A Carl Schumacher-designed fractional sloop that claimed the 1979 Quarter Ton championship
Designed by Carl Schumacher, built by Choate Sailboats.
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
The record
Full specifications
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Boats like this, on the water
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Living on a BOAT
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