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Wibo Yachts 990

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1984

An E.G. Van de Stadt-designed fractional sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for balanced offshore cruising

Designed by E. G. Van de Stadt, built by Jachtwerft G. van Wijk.

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 heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.94
LightHeavy

280 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 280
EasygoingPowered-up

17.9 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.9
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

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
37.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.9
Displacement / length
280.3
Comfort ratio
26.2
Capsize screening
1.94
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1042
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Steel (multichine)
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1984
Designer
E. G. Van de Stadt
Builder
Jachtwerft G. van Wijk, Zoon, Wibo Yachts

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