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SouthCoast Seacraft Northbridge Eclipse

Masthead Sloop · Swing Keel · First built 1978

A rare 1978 successor to the SouthCoast 22, offering a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance

Designed by Carl Alberg.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Swing Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.16 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 817 kg of hull, so roughly 1,400 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 817 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 0.25 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

At 2.33 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.33
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 164
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 24.5
TenderStiff

28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 28%

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

  • Narrower than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 613 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
Ballast / displacement
27.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.5
Displacement / length
163.6
Comfort ratio
11.1
Capsize screening
2.33
Hull speed
5.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
430
Hull
Hull type
Swing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1978
Designer
Carl Alberg
Builder
SouthCoast Seacraft, South Coast Seacraft Co

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RS 216.40 mSame hull family0.3 m shorter
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Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA prolific masthead sloop with 15,000 built, offering a versatile swing-keel design for trailerable coastal cruising
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Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family0.7 m longerThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
Aladino Sails The Pacific Alone.2:08from Sailing Magic Carpet

The family

Boats like this

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

SouthCoast Seacraft Eclipse 6.7A Carl Alberg-designed masthead sloop with a swing keel, featuring a hull evolved from the SouthCoast 22South Coast 22With over 3,000 hulls produced, this masthead swing-keel sloop remains the most successful design from South Coast Co.Com-Pac Yachts EclipseA fractional sloop with a keel-centreboard configuration designed by Hutchins for versatile shoal-water cruisingEclipse MKII (Proctor)An Ian Proctor-designed JOG racer featuring a fractional rig and lifting keel for versatile performanceSouth Coast 25A Warren Metcalf-designed masthead sloop with a 43% ballast ratio, built for stability and performance since 1969

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