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Feeling 346

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1987–1997

A deck salon DI variant introduced in 1987, this masthead sloop is a fixture of the Mediterranean charter trade

Designed by Vaton, Cadro & Gilles Vaton, built by Kirie.

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 18 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 18
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.21
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 171
EasygoingPowered-up

18.0 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.0
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.0
Displacement / length
171.5
Comfort ratio
17.7
Capsize screening
2.21
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1156
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1987–1997
Designer
Vaton, Cadro, Gilles Vaton
Builder
Kirie

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