BoatsPandora International

Pandora International

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1973–1976

An IOR-influenced variant of the Pandora featuring a taller mast, shorter boom, and a deeper, high-aspect fin keel

Designed by E. G. Van de Stadt, built by Rydgeway Marine UK.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.11 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,134 kg of hull, so roughly 1,750 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 1.14 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 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.04
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 169
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.8
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

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

  • Narrower than ~91% of boats her size on file

Compared with 909 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
38.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.8
Displacement / length
169.3
Comfort ratio
14.9
Capsize screening
2.04
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
464
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1973–1976
Designer
E. G. Van de Stadt
Builder
Rydgeway Marine UK

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J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/247.32 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA legendary Rodney Johnstone design that defined the modern one-design racer with its high sail-area-to-displacement ratio
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Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA lightweight 6.5-metre fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing
Captain's Log Day 3: Things That Go Bump in the Night (3/10)4:19from Be The Captain
Sirius 7277.27 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA development of the Sirius 24, this fractional sloop features a fin keel with skeg-mounted rudder for balanced handling
Two Different Ways Sailing Changes Lives | #SAL #2510:15from Hashtag Sal
Marieholm Boats S-206.00 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA short-run 1970s fractional sloop with a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, designed for coastal agility
Bay Cruiser 21: Sensibility with charmfrom SEILmagasinet
Halcyon 236.93 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA triple-keeled masthead sloop by Alan H. Buchanan, offering shallow-draft versatility based on the earlier Crystal 23
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The family

Boats like this

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

Pandora MK IA versatile E.G. Van de Stadt design offered in twin, triple, and keel-centerboard configurations for flexible cruisingPandora 700An E.G. Van de Stadt-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder, evolved from the Pandora InternationalPanda 28/29An Alan H. Buchanan-designed masthead sloop with a high ballast ratio, built for stability and offshore capability

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