A Philippe H. Harle-designed fractional sloop with a centerboard, built for light-displacement performance in shoal water
Designed by Harle & Philippe H. Harle.
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 2.42 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 840 kg of hull, so roughly 1,450 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 840 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 0.40 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 moderate beam gives 9 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
Comfort ratio 9
CoastalBluewater
At 2.59 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 2.59
LightHeavy
141 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
Displacement / length 141
EasygoingPowered-up
20.0 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
Sail area / displacement 20.0
TenderStiff
33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
Ballast 33%
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.0
Displacement / length
140.8
Comfort ratio
9.3
Capsize screening
2.59
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
512
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1983–1987
Designer
Harle, Philippe H. Harle
Builder
Jeanneau
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