Lone Star Boats 13

BoatsLone Star Boats 13

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 1.55 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 159 kg of hull, so roughly 750 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 159 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 0.18 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 beamy beam gives 5 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 5

CoastalBluewater

At 2.89 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.89

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 103

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 30.0

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

Lighter than ~76% of boats her size on file
Draws less than ~76% of boats her size on file
Narrower than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 55 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

30.0

Displacement / length

102.7

Comfort ratio

5.2

Capsize screening

2.89

Hull speed

4.5 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

209

Hull

Hull type

Twin Centerboards

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1963

Designer

Thomas Faul, Charles Wittholz

Builder

Lone Star Boats, Chrysler Marine

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.

RS Quest4.29 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 140kg fractional sloop with a centerboard trunk designed for stable, versatile training and family sailing

Sea Cadet National Sailing and Windsurfing Regatta 20250:48 from City Sailing

Hansa 303 (Access)3.03 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA high-stability, lifting-keel dinghy designed by Chris Mitchell for accessible, responsive sailing

127. Marc Esteban. El valor de la superación personal2:40 from A Son de Mar

Drascombe Dabber4.72 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA John Watkinson-designed sprit-rigged daysailer with a centreboard, built since 1970 for shallow-water versatility

Getting Underway - Portland to Boston23:16 from The Mariner

The family

Boats like this

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

Chrysler Lone Star 16A fractional sloop featuring twin centerboards and a high 43.65 SA/displacement ratio for agile, lightweight sailing Starwind 15A lightweight 186kg centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive daysailing Sailstar Boats Tallstar 14A lightweight fractional sloop designed by Robert H. Baker, featuring a centreboard hull also produced as the Meteor Sailstar Boats Pioneer 17A deluxe, heavy-duty fractional sloop featuring a fin keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio

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