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Bluestorm 750

Fractional Sloop · Twin Keels With Dual Rudders · First built 2019

A 7.5-meter fractional sloop built since 2019, featuring twin keels and dual rudders for stable, modern shoal-water access

Designed by Keith Callaghan, built by Beaconax.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Twin Keels With Dual Rudders

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 1,350 kg of hull, so roughly 1,950 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 0.65 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 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

At 2.33 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.33
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 89
EasygoingPowered-up

14.0 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.0

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

  • Lighter than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1474 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
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.0
Displacement / length
89.1
Comfort ratio
11.0
Capsize screening
2.33
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
736
Hull
Hull type
Twin keels with dual rudders
Construction
GRP/wood hybrid
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2019
Designer
Keith Callaghan
Builder
Beaconax

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The family

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