Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · First built 1982
A lightweight fractional sloop with a lifting keel, designed for high-performance sailing and later evolved into the Triton 21
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
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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 1982
Builder
US Yachts - Bayliner, Bayliner (Buccaneer
Boats like this, on the water
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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
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
Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing
