Alacrity 670 (Alacrity 22)

BoatsAlacrity 670 (Alacrity 22)

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.34 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,021 kg of hull, so roughly 1,600 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,021 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draught shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draughtDraws 1.16 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 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12

CoastalBluewater

At 2.34 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.34

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 139

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.1

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

Draws less than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 603 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

19.1

Displacement / length

139.1

Comfort ratio

11.5

Capsize screening

2.34

Hull speed

5.9 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

530

Hull

Hull type

Swing Keel

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1975

Designer

Frank V. Butler

Builder

Russell Marine

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