Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1979
A C. Raymond Hunt-designed fractional sloop with a keel-centerboard configuration for versatile shoal-water sailing
Designed by C. Raymond Hunt Associates & John Deknatel.
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 2.36 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 925 kg of hull, so roughly 1,550 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 925 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 0.30 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly
Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater
At 2.45 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 2.45
LightHeavy
197 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
Displacement / length 197
EasygoingPowered-up
17.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
Sail area / displacement 17.8
TenderStiff
15% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
Ballast 15%
A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
14.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.8
Displacement / length
196.6
Comfort ratio
11.9
Capsize screening
2.45
Hull speed
5.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
462
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Units built
525
Designer
C. Raymond Hunt Associates, John Deknatel
Builder
O'Day Corp, Bangor Punta Corp
Boats like this, on the water
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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.
Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing
Chrysler Marine 226.71 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA 6.7-metre masthead sloop produced as the C-22 and T-22 Sandpiper, featuring a swing keel for shallow-water access
Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA lightweight 800kg fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air
O'day 23-26.93 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA masthead keel-centerboard sloop produced in Brazil and the U.S. for over a decade as a popular coastal cruiser
O'day 23-1 (Lift Top)7.01 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA popular C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a unique lift-top coach roof for added cabin headroom
