Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1978
A masthead sloop with a keel-centerboard configuration that shares its hull and rig with the later fixed-fin 20-2
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Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 2.07 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 907 kg of hull, so roughly 1,500 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 907 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.
LivelySea-kindly
Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
Comfort ratio 13
CoastalBluewater
2.16 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.
Capsize screening 2.16
LightHeavy
153 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
Displacement / length 153
EasygoingPowered-up
22.1 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 22.1
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
Narrower than ~81% of boats her size on file
Compared with 538 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.1
Displacement / length
153.1
Comfort ratio
12.9
Capsize screening
2.16
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
437
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1978
Units built
35
Builder
Independent Yachts
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.
Merit 226.71 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA Paul Yates-designed masthead sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for spirited club racing
Phobos 196.30 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA lightweight, high-performance fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited daysailing
Spirit 21 (6.5)6.48 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Henry Hinckley-designed masthead sloop featuring a pop-top cabin for versatile headroom in a compact, trailerable hull
Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA lightweight 800kg fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air
Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing
