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Masthead Sloop · Full Keel With Attached Rudder · 1974–1986

A sturdy, full-keel masthead sloop built for stability and comfort, featuring a heavy ballast ratio for offshore cruising

Designed by Olsoner Batbyggen & Olsoners Batbyggen.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Full Keel With Attached Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

1.87 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.87
LightHeavy

204 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 204
EasygoingPowered-up

15.0 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 15.0
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.0
Displacement / length
204.2
Comfort ratio
24.6
Capsize screening
1.87
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
998
Hull
Hull type
Full keel with attached rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1974–1986
Units built
350
Designer
Olsoner Batbyggen, Olsoners Batbyggen
Builder
Malo Yachts

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