Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1974
A lightweight 6.22-metre fin-keel sloop with a shallow 0.53-metre draft, designed for nimble coastal sailing
Designed by Alan Payne & Bayliner.
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 2.44 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 953 kg of hull, so roughly 1,550 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 953 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 0.53 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 beamy beam gives 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater
At 2.50 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 2.50
LightHeavy
168 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
Displacement / length 168
EasygoingPowered-up
18.7 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
Sail area / displacement 18.7
TenderStiff
36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
Ballast 36%
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
Draws less than ~99% of boats her size on file
Compared with 618 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.7
Displacement / length
167.6
Comfort ratio
11.0
Capsize screening
2.50
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
507
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1974
Designer
Alan Payne, Bayliner
Builder
Bayliner Marine Corp, US Yachts)
Boats like this, on the water
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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.
Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA lightweight 6.5-metre fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing
Catalina Yachts 22 MKII7.26 mSame hull family1.0 m longerAn upgraded 1995 iteration of the classic trailerable cruiser, featuring a fin keel and transom-hung rudder
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/247.32 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA legendary Rodney Johnstone design that defined the modern one-design racer with its high sail-area-to-displacement ratio
Abbott Boats Inc. Yngling6.35 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 6.35-metre fractional sloop that served as the Olympic class for women sailors from 2004 through 2008
J J/77.04 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA 2024 fractional sloop with a shallow 1.16m draft and a high 23.55 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive daysailing
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/226.86 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Rod Johnstone, built for competitive one-design racing and day sailing
