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Cookson Boats 12M

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 1996

A high-performance Bruce Farr design, this fractional sloop is a light-displacement evolution of the Farr 39ML

Designed by Bruce Farr.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

At 2.31 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.31
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 107
EasygoingPowered-up

29.1 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 29.1
TenderStiff

50% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 50%

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

  • Draws more than ~99% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2888 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
50.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
29.1
Displacement / length
106.7
Comfort ratio
15.1
Capsize screening
2.31
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1569
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Composite
Production
Years built
First built 1996
Designer
Bruce Farr
Builder
Cookson

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Beneteau First 36 SE11.98 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 2025 performance cruiser featuring a lightweight 4,349kg displacement and a high 30.63 sail-area-to-displacement ratio
Beneteau First 3611.99 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA modern performance cruiser by Samuel Manuard featuring dual rudders and a high 28.68 sail-area-to-displacement ratio
Farr Phase 412.00 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bruce Farr-designed masthead sloop built for performance with a fin keel, bulb, and spade rudder
Beneteau Oceanis 37.111.93 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA modern cruiser by Marc Lombard and Nauta Design, featuring dual rudders and an optional electric pod motor
Beneteau First 40.711.96 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1997 Bruce Farr design featuring a 2.36-metre draft and a stiff, performance-oriented displacement-to-ballast ratio
Dehler Yachts 3911.89 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1996 Judel-Vrolijk fractional sloop offering both deep and shallow draft options for performance-minded cruisers

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