Cookson Boats 12M

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Character

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

LivelyComfort 15Sea-kindly

CoastalCapsize 2.31Bluewater

LightD/L 107Heavy

EasygoingSA/D 29.1Powered-up

TenderBallast 50%Stiff

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

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

50.1%

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The family

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