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Tripp Lentsch 29

Masthead Sloop · Fin Keel · First built 1963

A William Tripp-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel, sharing the classic aesthetic of the earlier Tripp 30

Designed by William H. Tripp Jr, built by Amsterdam Shipyard G. de Vries Lentsch Jr..

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin Keel

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

1.82 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.82
LightHeavy

399 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 399
EasygoingPowered-up

14.9 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.9
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.9
Displacement / length
399.3
Comfort ratio
27.9
Capsize screening
1.82
Hull speed
6.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
657
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1963
Designer
William H. Tripp Jr
Builder
Amsterdam Shipyard G. de Vries Lentsch Jr.

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