Pirate 17 (Proctor)

BoatsPirate 17 (Proctor)

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.07 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 612 kg of hull, so roughly 1,200 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.

CoastalBluewater

At 2.46 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.46

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.9

TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

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

Draws more than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 203 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

31.6%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

18.9

Capsize screening

2.46

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/transom hung rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1972

Designer

Ian Proctor

Builder

Rydgeway Marine

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

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Abbott Boats Inc. Yngling6.35 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA 6.35-metre fractional sloop that served as the Olympic class for women sailors from 2004 through 2008

Kristian Nergaard - This is my life of sailing1:46 from SEILmagasinet

Borge Bringsvaerd Bb116.18 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA Norwegian-built classic with an active class association that has raced continuously since the 1960s

Join us inside the Dragon's Lair: 11 Dragons and a handful of fast cars13:53 from SEILmagasinet

Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA 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)4:19 from Be The Captain

Marieholm Boats S-206.00 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA short-run 1970s fractional sloop with a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, designed for coastal agility

Bay Cruiser 21: Sensibility with charm from SEILmagasinet

Birdyfish S4.20 mSame hull family1.1 m shorterA 4.2-metre foiling monohull with a 100kg displacement and a high-performance Marconi cat rig

Can a Normal Sailor Actually Buy a Foiling Dinghy Now?2:23 from Practical Sailor

The family

Boats like this

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

Prelude 19An Ian Proctor-designed fractional sloop with twin keels, built for shoal-water stability since 1971 Various PirateA Carl Martens-designed youth dinghy with an active German racing class that has thrived since 1935 Signet (Proctor)An Ian Proctor-designed centreboard dinghy created for home builders to specifications set by the Sunday Times Typhoon Dinghy (Proctor)An Ian Proctor-designed racing dinghy featuring a one-design hull paired with an experimental open rig Chrysler Marine Pirateer 13A lightweight fractional dinghy designed by Rod Macalpine-Downey and Dick Gibbs for spirited, responsive performance

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