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Arrow (S&S)

Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1937

Commissioned for the Rumson Country Club, this lightweight fractional sloop features a keel-centerboard hull.

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens, built by Skaneateles Boat.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 1.83 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 544 kg of hull, so roughly 1,150 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 544 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 0.69 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 narrow beam gives 9 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 9
CoastalBluewater

2.26 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.26
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 89
EasygoingPowered-up

26.6 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 26.6
TenderStiff

50% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 50%

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

  • Lighter than ~84% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~77% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~99% of boats her size on file

Compared with 609 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
50.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
26.6
Displacement / length
89.5
Comfort ratio
8.9
Capsize screening
2.26
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
389
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Wood
Production
Years built
First built 1937
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Skaneateles Boat, Canoe Co

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Microtonner 195.50 mSame hull family1.1 m shorterA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Nestor Volker to the International Micro Class rule for competitive racing
Melges 247.32 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA 7.32-metre sportboat with a lifting keel and a 32.09 sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for rapid planing
Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA lightweight 800kg fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air
Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA prolific masthead sloop with 15,000 built, offering a versatile swing-keel design for trailerable coastal cruising

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