A fractional sloop with a swing keel designed by Stuart Windley and Harry Sindle for versatile, shoal-water sailing
Designed by Stuart Windley & Harry R. Sindle.
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Swing Keel
Is it for you?
Character
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TrailerableBeam 2.29 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 748 kg of hull, so roughly 1,350 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 748 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 10 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
Comfort ratio 10
CoastalBluewater
At 2.54 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 2.54
LightHeavy
164 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
Displacement / length 164
EasygoingPowered-up
20.0 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
Sail area / displacement 20.0
TenderStiff
33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
Ballast 33%
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.0
Displacement / length
164.0
Comfort ratio
10.0
Capsize screening
2.54
Hull speed
5.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
442
Hull
Hull type
Swing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1981
Units built
165
Designer
Stuart Windley, Harry R. Sindle
Builder
Gloucester Yachts Inc, Lockley Newport Boats
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