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Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1975

A centre-cockpit variation of the 8.0 series, featuring a fin keel and spade rudder for coastal cruising

Designed by Arthur Edmunds.

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 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

1.85 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.85
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 236
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.6
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 35%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Narrower than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1703 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.6
Displacement / length
236.2
Comfort ratio
22.1
Capsize screening
1.85
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
612
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1975
Units built
210
Designer
Arthur Edmunds
Builder
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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.

Puma 277.95 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Ron Holland-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for performance-oriented coastal cruising
Newport 27S8.23 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 1974 masthead sloop with a 1.3-metre draft, offering a stable fin-keel platform for shoal-water coastal cruising
Pearson Yachts 27 (Triton 27)8.23 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Doug Peterson-influenced masthead sloop built from US Yachts molds, offering a light-displacement take on IOR design
Albin Marine AB Vega 278.25 mSame hull family0.3 m longerScandinavia's most popular production yacht of her size, this 8.25-metre masthead sloop defined coastal cruising from 1965 to 1979
Coronado Yachts 278.13 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA William Tripp Jr. design featuring a masthead sloop rig and fin keel, sharing a near-identical hull with the Columbia 27
Cal 257.62 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA flush-deck masthead sloop featuring a pop-top companionway that became one of the most popular models in the fleet

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