BoatsBi-Loup 265

Bi-Loup 265

Twin keels · First built 2013

A 2013 update to the 26-foot series, offering a 0.9m draft and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for coastal agility

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Twin Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.55 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,800 kg of hull, so roughly 2,400 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 0.90 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 14 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 14
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.12
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 108
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 26.2
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.

  • Draws less than ~92% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1654 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
Ballast / displacement
33.3%
Rig & sail area
Ratios
SA / displacement
26.2
Displacement / length
107.8
Comfort ratio
14.2
Capsize screening
2.12
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
760
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2013
Builder
Chantier Wrighton, Wrighton Yachts

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