A lightweight 6.95-metre fractional sloop with a keel-centerboard configuration, built for versatile coastal sailing
Designed by Jean-Marie Finot & Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot).
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
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 1,100 kg of hull, so roughly 1,700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,100 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 0.65 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 beamy beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater
At 2.44 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 2.44
LightHeavy
184 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
Displacement / length 184
EasygoingPowered-up
17.1 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
Sail area / displacement 17.1
TenderStiff
38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
Ballast 38%
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
Draws more than ~83% of boats her size on file
Compared with 608 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.
Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.1
Displacement / length
184.4
Comfort ratio
11.7
Capsize screening
2.44
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
527
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1978–1983
Units built
763
Designer
Jean-Marie Finot, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)
Builder
Beneteau
Boats like this, on the water
Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.
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.
Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family1.4 m shorterA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing
Chrysler Marine 226.71 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 6.7-metre masthead sloop produced as the C-22 and T-22 Sandpiper, featuring a swing keel for shallow-water access
O'day 23-1 (Lift Top)7.01 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA popular C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a unique lift-top coach roof for added cabin headroom
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family0.5 m longerThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
O'day 23-26.93 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead keel-centerboard sloop produced in Brazil and the U.S. for over a decade as a popular coastal cruiser
