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Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1976–1989

A Ted Brewer-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, built by a succession of notable Rhode Island yards

Designed by Ted Brewer & Edward S. Brewer, built by Stannard Boat Works.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.41 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,814 kg of hull, so roughly 2,400 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 1.03 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.00
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 260
EasygoingPowered-up

16.5 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.5
TenderStiff

48% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 48%

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

  • Draws less than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1271 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
47.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.5
Displacement / length
260.4
Comfort ratio
19.2
Capsize screening
2.00
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
538
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast lead
Production
Years built
1976–1989
Units built
200
Designer
Ted Brewer, Edward S. Brewer
Builder
Stannard Boat Works, C.E. Ryder, Shannon Yachts, C. E. Ryder

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Cal 257.62 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA flush-deck masthead sloop featuring a pop-top companionway that became one of the most popular models in the fleet
Comet 7707.70 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Jean-Marie Finot-designed IOR quarter-tonner with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited club racing
Hurley 226.71 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA long-running Ian Anderson design with a heavy ballast ratio, produced by multiple builders over three decades
Puma 277.95 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA Ron Holland-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for performance-oriented coastal cruising
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 24.27.30 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Jacques Fauroux-designed fractional sloop built for coastal cruising with a stable fin-and-bulb keel
Maxi Yachts 686.80 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA compact 6.8-metre fin-keeler with a 42% ballast ratio, built for stable coastal cruising in a manageable size

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