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Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1980

A 1980 fin-keeler with a skeg-mounted rudder, offering a 29.14 comfort ratio for stable offshore passage-making

Designed by McCurdy & Rhodes.

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.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.85
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 241
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.2
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.2
Displacement / length
241.4
Comfort ratio
29.1
Capsize screening
1.85
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1312
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Designer
McCurdy, Rhodes
Builder
Seafarer Fiberglass Yachts

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.

Moody 3711.28 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA short-run 11-metre cruiser featuring a high ballast ratio and a skeg-hung rudder for offshore stability
Pearson Yachts 36-211.13 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1980s production masthead sloop with a high-aspect fin keel and spade rudder, optimized for performance cruising
Jeanneau Fantasia 3711.15 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead sloop with a high ballast ratio for stability and comfortable offshore cruising
Pearson Yachts 3611.14 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William H. Shaw-designed masthead sloop built for the IOR One Ton rule, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder
Oyster Marine 37 Heritage11.28 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Holman & Pye designed masthead sloop built for offshore stability with a skeg-mounted rudder and conservative sail plan
Pearson Yachts 36511.10 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Shaw-designed masthead sloop built for comfortable cruising with a stable, heavy-displacement hull

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