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Yankee One Design

Fractional Sloop · Full Keel With Attached Rudder · 1937–1960

A W. Starling Burgess-designed fractional sloop with a full keel, built for one-design racing between 1937 and 1960

Designed by W. Starling Burgess, built by Quincy Adams Yacht Yard.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Full Keel With Attached 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 light displacement on a narrow beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

At 1.55 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.55
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 154
EasygoingPowered-up

18.3 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.3
TenderStiff

53% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 53%

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

  • Lighter than ~92% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~99% of boats her size on file

Compared with 413 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
53.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.3
Displacement / length
154.2
Comfort ratio
23.5
Capsize screening
1.55
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
557
Hull
Hull type
Full keel with attached rudder
Construction
Wood
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1937–1960
Units built
42
Designer
W. Starling Burgess
Builder
Quincy Adams Yacht Yard

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Pearson Yachts-USA Triton8.63 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA Carl Alberg-designed long-keel fractional sloop that pioneered fiberglass cruising and saw international production.
Falmouth Cutter 229.30 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA narrow-beamed 30-foot cruiser with a shallow 1.07-meter draft and a traditional long-keeled hull
Vindo 328.95 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA classic Carl Andersson-designed masthead sloop featuring a long keel and traditional build for stable, comfortable cruising
Cape Dory 288.56 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA classic Carl Alberg full-keel masthead sloop designed for steady, comfortable cruising
Bayfield 30/329.75 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA rare 32C variant featuring a tall rig, built in a limited run of five hulls for increased sail area
Alberg 309.22 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 25-year production classic with a heavy displacement-to-length ratio that remains a capable choice for offshore passages

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