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Sailstar Boats Tallstar 14

Fractional Sloop · Centerboard Dinghy · First built 1960

A lightweight fractional sloop designed by Robert H. Baker, featuring a centerboard hull also produced as the Meteor

Designed by Robert H. Baker.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 1.77 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 204 kg of hull, so roughly 800 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 204 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 0.15 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 5 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 5
CoastalBluewater

At 3.03 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 3.03
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 97
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 33.0

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

  • Heavier than ~87% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 372 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
33.0
Displacement / length
96.9
Comfort ratio
5.1
Capsize screening
3.03
Hull speed
4.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
264
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1960
Units built
200
Designer
Robert H. Baker
Builder
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Aubin (Chantier Aubin) Snipe4.72 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA legendary William F. Crosby-designed fractional dinghy that remains one of the world's most active racing classes
LaserPerformance 49er4.88 mSame hull family0.6 m longerAn Olympic-class high-performance skiff featuring a massive sail-area-to-displacement ratio for elite racing
MacKay Boats Ltd. 49erfx4.88 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA high-performance skiff utilizing the 49er hull with a downsized rig specifically optimized for lighter crews
O'Day Daysailer5.11 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA 1956 centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio that remains in production today
Spindrift 134.06 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Hubert Vandestadt-designed centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively, responsive sailing
Several Under License 29er4.40 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA high-performance skiff designed by Julian Bethwaite, featuring a powerful fractional rig for competitive racing

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