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Cantiere Zuanelli Fax

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1991

An Alain Jezequel-designed masthead sloop built for performance with a stiff 32% ballast ratio and a balanced fin keel

Designed by Alain Jezequel.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

1.97 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.97
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 174
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.6
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.6
Displacement / length
173.9
Comfort ratio
21.6
Capsize screening
1.97
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1096
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1991
Designer
Alain Jezequel
Builder
Cantiere Zuanelli, Zuanelli (Cantiere Zuanelli)

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