Joemarin 17
Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1978–1982
A versatile fractional sloop with a shallow 0.48-metre draft, marketed under four different names between 1978 and 1982
Designed by Hans Groop.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- 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 2.01 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 470 kg of hull, so roughly 1,050 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 470 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 0.48 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 8Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.60Bluewater
LightD/L 118Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 20.4Powered-up
TenderBallast 26%Stiff
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
- Draws less than ~100% of boats her size on file
Compared with 307 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
25.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.4
Displacement / length
118.4
Comfort ratio
8.1
Capsize screening
2.60
Hull speed
5.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
370
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1978–1982
Units built
470
Designer
Hans Groop
Builder
Joemarin OY
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Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA 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 family0.3 m longerA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing
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