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Jouet Golif

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1961–1967

A nimble 1960s fractional sloop featuring a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, designed for spirited coastal sailing

Designed by P. Jouet & Cie.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.26 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,300 kg of hull, so roughly 1,900 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 0.96 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 moderate beam gives 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.09
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 175
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.5
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

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

  • Narrower than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 809 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.5
Displacement / length
174.7
Comfort ratio
15.4
Capsize screening
2.09
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
514
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1961–1967
Units built
997
Designer
P. Jouet, Cie
Builder
Jouet

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Westerly Marine Ltd. Cirrus 226.71 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA John Butler-designed fractional sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for performance in a compact 22-foot hull

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