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Pacer 310

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2012

A high-powered fractional sloop with a 25.41 sail area-to-displacement ratio built for competitive club racing

Designed by Jaudenes & Theys.

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 beamy beam gives 14 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 14
CoastalBluewater

At 2.32 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.32
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 119
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 25.4
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

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

  • Draws more than ~92% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2632 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
25.4
Displacement / length
118.8
Comfort ratio
14.4
Capsize screening
2.32
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1147
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
FG/vinylester-balsa-vacuum
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2012
Designer
Jaudenes, Theys
Builder
Pacer Yachats

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