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Neptun Yachts 212

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1968–1972

A keel-centerboard masthead sloop sharing the Neptun 210 hull, designed for versatile shoal-water cruising

LOA
Beam
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 2.20 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 900 kg of hull, so roughly 1,500 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 900 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 0.55 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 moderate beam gives 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.30
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 122
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.5
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

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

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

Compared with 607 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.5
Displacement / length
122.1
Comfort ratio
11.0
Capsize screening
2.30
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
499
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1968–1972
Builder
Neptun Yachts

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The family

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

Neptun 210A lightweight masthead sloop with a swing keel, designed for shoal water and agile performance.Neptun 24A masthead sloop from the late sixties, featuring a fin keel and transom-hung rudder for coastal cruisingNeptun 20A prolific masthead sloop with over 1,900 built, featuring a versatile keel-centerboard design for shallow water access

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