BoatsGovernor's Cup 21 (GC-21)

Governor's Cup 21 (GC-21)

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2003

An Alan Andrews-designed fractional sloop purpose-built as a high-performance match racer for the Governor's Cup series

Designed by Alan Andrews, built by Bravura Yachts Inc.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.47 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 758 kg of hull, so roughly 1,350 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 8 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 8
CoastalBluewater

At 2.73 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.73
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 120
EasygoingPowered-up

26.4 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 26.4
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

  • Lighter than ~86% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 768 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
26.4
Displacement / length
119.7
Comfort ratio
8.3
Capsize screening
2.73
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
533
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2003
Units built
11
Designer
Alan Andrews
Builder
Bravura Yachts Inc

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J Boats J/706.93 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Alan Johnstone, with over 1,100 units delivered for one-design racing
J J/77.04 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA 2024 fractional sloop with a shallow 1.16m draft and a high 23.55 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive daysailing
Santana 206.16 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA high-performance fractional sloop with a 1996 deck redesign that added an open transom and a roomier cockpit
Abbott Boats Inc. Yngling6.35 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 6.35-metre fractional sloop that served as the Olympic class for women sailors from 2004 through 2008
Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA lightweight 6.5-metre fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing

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