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Piewiet 850

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1980

A fractional sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, marketed in the United States as the Dutch Flyer 28

Designed by Henk van der Rest, built by V D Rest Nautic BV.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.25
LightHeavy

204 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 204
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.2
TenderStiff

55% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 55%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
54.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.2
Displacement / length
203.9
Comfort ratio
15.7
Capsize screening
2.25
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
747
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Designer
Henk van der Rest
Builder
v d Rest Nautic bv, Van der Rest Nautic b.v

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