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Victoire Yachts 1044

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1986–2005

A long-running masthead sloop with a 49% ballast ratio, designed for offshore stability and steady passage making

Designed by D. Koopmans Sr & Dick Koopmans Sr..

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

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

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.85
LightHeavy

262 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 262
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 13.3
TenderStiff

49% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 49%

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
49.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.3
Displacement / length
262.4
Comfort ratio
27.6
Capsize screening
1.85
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1047
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1986–2005
Designer
D. Koopmans Sr, Dick Koopmans Sr.
Builder
Victoire Jachtbouw

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Sadler Yachts 3410.59 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA robust masthead sloop designed by the Sadlers, featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a balanced hull for offshore cruising
Victoria Marine 3410.44 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile cruiser available as a masthead sloop or cutter, featuring a shallow 1.47m draft and a skeg-hung rudder
Seidelmann Yachts 3410.36 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1981 masthead sloop with a 45% ballast ratio, balancing a light-displacement hull with a deep 1.65-meter fin keel
Sabre Yachts 3410.42 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthProduced from 1976 to 1985, this fin-keeled masthead sloop offers a balanced 40% ballast ratio for coastal stability
Hunter Marine 3410.49 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 10.49-metre cruiser offering a shoal-draft option of 1.30 metres for versatile coastal access
Moody 34610.52 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 10.5-metre masthead sloop with a 40% ballast ratio, offering a stable and comfortable platform for coastal cruising

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