Newbridge Yachts Ltd. Topaz

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 1.98 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 363 kg of hull, so roughly 950 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 363 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 0.51 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 6 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 6

CoastalBluewater

At 2.80 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.80

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 87

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 23.3

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

Lighter than ~93% of boats her size on file
Draws less than ~97% of boats her size on file
Narrower than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 225 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

23.3

Displacement / length

87.2

Comfort ratio

6.2

Capsize screening

2.80

Hull speed

5.4 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

372

Hull

Hull type

Twin Keel

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1965

Designer

Whistance

Builder

Newbridge Yachts Ltd, Leisurecraft

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