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Mat 12

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2006

A 2006 Mills-designed fractional sloop with a deep 2.55m draft and a powerful 50% ballast ratio for race-ready stability

Designed by Mills Design & Mark Mills, built by M. A. T.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade 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 light displacement on a moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.97
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 158
EasygoingPowered-up

21.9 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 21.9
TenderStiff

51% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 51%

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

  • Draws more than ~97% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2729 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
50.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.9
Displacement / length
158.0
Comfort ratio
23.2
Capsize screening
1.97
Hull speed
8.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1557
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2006
Designer
Mills Design, Mark Mills
Builder
M.A.T

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