A Hakan Sodergren-designed cruiser featuring a stiff 41% ballast ratio and a skeg-hung rudder for offshore stability
Designed by Hakan Sodergren.
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/rudder On Partial Skeg
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 25Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.88Bluewater
LightD/L 247Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 19.0Powered-up
TenderBallast 42%Stiff
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.7%
Rig & sail area
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.0
Displacement / length
246.7
Comfort ratio
25.0
Capsize screening
1.88
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
900
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/rudder on partial skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1997–2008
Designer
Hakan Sodergren
Builder
CR Yachts
Boats like this, on the water
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Cal Boats 309.14 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Bill Lapworth-designed masthead sloop offering an optional tall rig for those seeking more power in a classic 30-footer