Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1989
Originally built as the Gloucester 22, this fractional sloop features a keel-centerboard for versatile coastal sailing
Designed by Stuart Windley.
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 2.44 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,043 kg of hull, so roughly 1,650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,043 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 0.51 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 2.43 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 2.43
LightHeavy
158 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
Displacement / length 158
EasygoingPowered-up
19.8 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
Sail area / displacement 19.8
TenderStiff
22% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
Ballast 22%
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
21.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.8
Displacement / length
157.8
Comfort ratio
11.4
Capsize screening
2.43
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
534
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1989
Designer
Stuart Windley
Builder
Classic Yachts Inc
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.
O'day 226.61 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA prolific production success with over 3,000 hulls built, offering a nimble fractional rig for coastal daysailing
Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family1.1 m shorterA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing
Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA lightweight 800kg fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family0.8 m longerThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
O'day 23-1 (Lift Top)7.01 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA popular C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a unique lift-top coach roof for added cabin headroom
