A centre-cockpit fractional sloop featuring a manually adjustable jibing centreboard designed for versatile shoal-water sailing
Designed by Jean-Louis Noir.
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Swing Keel
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 2.49 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,071 kg of hull, so roughly 1,650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,071 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 0.30 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 2.46 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 2.46
LightHeavy
127 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
Displacement / length 127
EasygoingPowered-up
21.4 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
Sail area / displacement 21.4
TenderStiff
47% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.
Ballast 47%
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
46.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.4
Displacement / length
126.9
Comfort ratio
10.7
Capsize screening
2.46
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
591
Hull
Hull type
Swing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1980–1983
Units built
250
Designer
Jean-Louis Noir
Builder
Dufour
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.
Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA prolific masthead sloop with 15,000 built, offering a versatile swing-keel design for trailerable coastal cruising
Phobos 196.30 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA lightweight, high-performance fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited daysailing
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
Farr 75007.57 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA 1979 trailerable fractional sloop with a 1.8-metre draft, designed for agile handling in a light 1,150kg package
Tofinou 77.01 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA classic fractional sloop modeled after a 1939 prototype, designed for elegant daysailing with a retractable keel
O'day 205.97 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA masthead sloop with a keel-centerboard configuration, offering a stable 5.57-knot hull speed for coastal cruising
