BoatsColvic Ltd. Sailor 29

Colvic Ltd. Sailor 29

Masthead Sloop · Twin keels · First built 1979

A heavy-displacement cruiser with a 30% ballast ratio, designed by David Feltham for stable, shoal-water passage making

Designed by David Feltham.

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 1.14 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 beamy beam gives 35 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 35
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.78
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 426
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 12.2
TenderStiff

30% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 30%

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

  • Heavier than ~90% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2384 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.2
Displacement / length
426.3
Comfort ratio
34.7
Capsize screening
1.78
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
900
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Designer
David Feltham
Builder
Colvic Craft Ltd

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