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Fractional Sloop · Fin Keel w/bulb · 2003–2010

A Niels Jeppesen-designed performance cruiser balancing a stiff 43% ballast ratio with a sleek fractional rig

Designed by Niels Jeppesen.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

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

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.92
LightHeavy

166 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 166
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~89% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2239 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
166.5
Comfort ratio
26.4
Capsize screening
1.92
Hull speed
8.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1921
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel w/bulb
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
2003–2010
Units built
75
Designer
Niels Jeppesen
Builder
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