BoatsSandhopper 19

Sandhopper 19

Fractional Sloop · Twin keels · First built 1970

A twin-keeled variant of the Squib with a shallow 0.69-metre draft designed for exploring shoal waters

Designed by Oliver Lee, built by Parker Lift Keel Yachts Ltd.

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.

TrailerableBeam 1.88 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 700 kg of hull, so roughly 1,300 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 700 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draught shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draughtDraws 0.69 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.14
LightHeavy

140 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 140
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.6
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~88% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~95% of boats her size on file

Compared with 396 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.6
Displacement / length
140.2
Comfort ratio
12.0
Capsize screening
2.14
Hull speed
5.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
375
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1970
Designer
Oliver Lee
Builder
Parker Lift Keel Yachts Ltd

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Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA lightweight 6.5-metre fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing
J Boats J/706.93 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Alan Johnstone, with over 1,100 units delivered for one-design racing
J J/77.04 mSame hull family1.3 m longerA 2024 fractional sloop with a shallow 1.16m draft and a high 23.55 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive daysailing
Borge Bringsvaerd Bb116.18 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Norwegian-built classic with an active class association that has raced continuously since the 1960s

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