BoatsElliott 6M

Elliott 6M

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2000

A high-performance fractional sloop designed by Greg Elliott and famously used for Olympic women's match racing

Designed by Elliott & Greg Elliott, built by McConaghy Boats.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
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.

TrailerableBeam 2.35 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 600 kg of hull, so roughly 1,200 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 7 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 7
CoastalBluewater

At 2.81 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.81
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 71
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 33.7

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

  • Lighter than ~92% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~99% of boats her size on file

Compared with 604 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
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
33.7
Displacement / length
70.8
Comfort ratio
6.6
Capsize screening
2.81
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
559
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2000
Designer
Elliott, Greg Elliott
Builder
McConaghy Boats

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