Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · First built 1999
A Jacques Deperon design featuring a lifting keel and a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance
Designed by Jacques Deperon, built by Chantier Naval Force 3.
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Shoal draughtDraws 0.35 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalCapsize 2.20Bluewater
EasygoingSA/D 22.6Powered-up
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
Draws less than ~93% of boats her size on file
Compared with 385 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.6
Capsize screening
2.20
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Wood
Production
Years built
First built 1999
Designer
Jacques Deperon
Builder
Chantier Naval Force 3, Naval Force 3
Boats like this, on the water
Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.
Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.
Farr 40011.80 mSame hull family1.9 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop by Bruce Farr featuring a lifting keel and a high sail area-to-displacement ratio
Tartan Marine 34 C10.49 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard hull designed for shoal water and IOR competition
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 3510.67 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA Marc Lombard-designed fractional sloop featuring a lifting keel and twin rudders for versatile shoal-water cruising
Southerly 11010.82 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel that allows for shallow-water exploration and drying out
Henry R. Hinckley Bermuda 40-112.42 mSame hull family2.5 m longerA long-running production classic with 203 hulls built between 1959 and 1991, featuring a versatile keel-centerboard.