A fractional sloop featuring a 0.69-meter wing keel, optimized for stability and access to shallow coastal anchorages
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Wing Keel
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 2.44 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,111 kg of hull, so roughly 1,700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 1,111 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 0.69 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 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater
At 2.38 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 2.38
LightHeavy
146 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
Displacement / length 146
EasygoingPowered-up
20.8 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
Sail area / displacement 20.8
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.
Lighter than ~81% of boats her size on file
Draws less than ~97% of boats her size on file
Compared with 1161 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.8
Displacement / length
145.7
Comfort ratio
11.5
Capsize screening
2.38
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
560
Hull
Hull type
Wing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1985–1992
Designer
Hunter Marine
Builder
Hunter Marine
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Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA lightweight 6.5-metre fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing
Dehler Yachts 25CR7.50 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Van de Stadt-designed fractional sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio built for spirited performance
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/226.86 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Rod Johnstone, built for competitive one-design racing and day sailing
