A lightweight fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, featuring a keel-centreboard configuration
Designed by O. H. Rodgers & Scott.
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 2.49 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,089 kg of hull, so roughly 1,700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,089 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 0.61 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 2.44 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 2.44
LightHeavy
124 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
Displacement / length 124
EasygoingPowered-up
25.1 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 25.1
TenderStiff
42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
Ballast 42%
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
25.1
Displacement / length
124.4
Comfort ratio
10.5
Capsize screening
2.44
Hull speed
6.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
598
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1984–1988
Units built
140
Designer
O. H. Rodgers, Scott
Builder
Captiva 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.
Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA prolific masthead sloop with 15,000 built, offering a versatile swing-keel design for trailerable coastal cruising
Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family1.8 m shorterA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
Seaward Yachts 26RK8.66 mSame hull family1.3 m longerA fractional sloop with a 1.83m lifting bulb keel, offering deep-water performance in a trailerable 8.66m package
