BoatsHonnor Marine Drascombe Drifter

Honnor Marine Drascombe Drifter

Gunter-Yawl · Long Keel · 1977–1984

A long-keeled cabin cruiser featuring a Gunter-yawl rig, built between 1977 and 1984 for stable coastal exploration

Designed by John L. Watkinson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Long Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.21 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,200 kg of hull, so roughly 1,800 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

2.10 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.10
LightHeavy

192 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 192
EasygoingPowered-up

17.6 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.6

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

  • Lighter than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~98% of boats her size on file

Compared with 133 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Gunter-Yawl
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.6
Displacement / length
191.8
Comfort ratio
15.2
Capsize screening
2.10
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
475
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1977–1984
Units built
110
Designer
John L. Watkinson
Builder
Honnor Marine

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Pearson Yachts Ensign6.86 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Carl Alberg-designed fractional day sailor and one-design racer built on the proven Electra hull for active club fleets
Jeanneau Cap 5405.40 mSame hull family1.2 m shorterA 1986 fractional sloop with a long keel and shallow draft, designed for stable, shoal-water coastal cruising
Contessa 267.77 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA David Sadler-designed long-keel masthead sloop, built in both England and Canada with a 25-year production run
Island Packet 278.08 mSame hull family1.5 m longerA Robert K. Johnson-designed cutter with a long keel, built for stability and comfort in a compact 8-meter package
Flicka 207.32 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA Bruce Bingham-designed cutter with a long keel, originally offered as amateur plans before becoming a production classic
Bristol Yachts 247.49 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA Paul Coble-designed masthead sloop with a long keel and over 50% ballast ratio for stable coastal cruising

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