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Phobos 29

Fractional Sloop · Swing Keel w/outboard Rudder · First built 2007

A 9.15-metre cruiser featuring a swing keel and outboard rudder, balancing a 33% ballast ratio for stability

Designed by Jerzy Piesniewski, built by Dalpol Yacht.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Swing Keel w/outboard Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.40 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.04
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.9
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.9
Capsize screening
2.04
Hull
Hull type
Swing keel w/outboard rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast iron and galvanized steel
Production
Years built
First built 2007
Designer
Jerzy Piesniewski
Builder
Dalpol Yacht

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The family

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