Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · First built 1985
A high-performance fractional sloop with a 24.78 SA/displacement ratio, designed for speed in a light 771kg package
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 2.44 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 771 kg of hull, so roughly 1,350 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 771 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 0.38 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 2.68 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 2.68
LightHeavy
130 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
Displacement / length 130
EasygoingPowered-up
24.8 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 24.8
TenderStiff
12% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
Ballast 12%
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
The record
Full specifications
The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.
Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
11.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.8
Displacement / length
130.1
Comfort ratio
8.7
Capsize screening
2.68
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
515
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1985
Builder
Pearson Yachts
Boats like this, on the water
Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.
Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.
Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA lightweight 800kg fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air
Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA swing-keel masthead sloop with 15,000 units sold, offering a highly versatile and trailerable coastal cruiser
O'day 226.61 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA prolific production success with over 3,000 hulls built, offering a nimble fractional rig for coastal daysailing
Microtonner 195.50 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Nestor Volker to the International Micro Class rule for competitive racing
Melges 247.32 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA 7.32-meter sportboat with a lifting keel and a 32.09 sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for rapid planing
