BoatsBetts Moulding Ltd. Kinsman

Betts Moulding Ltd. Kinsman

Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · First built 1968

A trailerable fractional sloop with a lifting keel, sharing the hull and rig of the Yeoman for shoal-water versatility

Designed by Leslie Landamore.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Lifting Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 1.90 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 670 kg of hull, so roughly 1,250 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 670 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 0.27 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.19
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 53.6
TenderStiff

52% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 52%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Draws less than ~92% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 524 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
52.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
53.6
Capsize screening
2.19
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1968
Designer
Leslie Landamore
Builder
Betts Moulding Ltd

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Betts Moulding Ltd. YeomanA fixed-keel fractional sloop sharing its hull and rig with the Kinsman, supported by an active class associationKells 22A lightweight, trailerable masthead sloop with a swing keel, designed for easy launching and shoal-water explorationYarmouth 22A fractional-rigged long-keeler built since 2012, offering a stable, heavy-displacement platform for coastal cruisingKells 23A fractional-rigged swing-keel sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited light-air performanceBeneteau KerlouanA compact 6.4-metre masthead sloop featuring a shallow 0.95-metre draft and a long keel for stable coastal exploration

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