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Rossiter Yachts Ltd. Pintail

Fractional Sloop · Twin keels · First built 1962

A heavy-displacement twin-keel fractional sloop from 1962, also available with a gaff rig for shoal-water cruising

Designed by Hugh Rossiter.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Twin Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 1.07 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 41 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 41
CoastalBluewater

At 1.55 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.55
LightHeavy

427 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 427
EasygoingPowered-up

10.9 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 10.9
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~95% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~89% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1987 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
10.9
Displacement / length
427.5
Comfort ratio
41.3
Capsize screening
1.55
Hull speed
6.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
719
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Wood planked/FG
Production
Years built
First built 1962
Designer
Hugh Rossiter
Builder
Rossiter Yachts Ltd

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Catalina Yachts 278.18 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with 6,662 hulls produced over two decades, serving as a staple of coastal cruising since 1971
Contessa 288.43 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Doug Peterson-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for balanced performance since 1977
Watkins Yachts 278.23 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, offered in rare pilot house and keel-centerboard configurations
Cascade Yachts 278.23 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by Robert A. Smith for balanced coastal cruising
Mirage Yachts 2758.38 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead sloop built for coastal cruising with a stable fin keel and spade rudder

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