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Manta 19

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1973–1989

A prolific masthead sloop designed by Anton de Dood Miglitsch, produced in high numbers with optional bilge keels

Designed by Anton de Dood Miglitsch, built by Schochl Yachtbau.

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 2.07 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 680 kg of hull, so roughly 1,300 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 680 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.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

At 2.38 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.38
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 149
EasygoingPowered-up

17.0 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.0
TenderStiff

27% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 27%

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

  • Draws less than ~94% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 441 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
27.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.0
Displacement / length
149.1
Comfort ratio
10.6
Capsize screening
2.38
Hull speed
5.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
400
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1973–1989
Units built
1240
Designer
Anton de Dood Miglitsch
Builder
Schochl Yachtbau, Sunbeam Yachts, Blakes Marine

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Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA lightweight 800kg fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air
Phobos 196.30 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA lightweight, high-performance fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited daysailing
Sandpiper 154.72 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA Breck Marshall-designed gaff-rigged catboat with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited light-air sailing
O'day 226.61 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA prolific production success with over 3,000 hulls built, offering a nimble fractional rig for coastal daysailing
Farr 50005.08 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA Bruce Farr-designed fractional sloop featuring a swing keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively performance

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