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Seaward Fox

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1993

A lightweight Nick Hake design featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and an unusual unstayed cat rig option

Designed by Nick Hake, built by Hake Yachts (Seaward).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.44 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 590 kg of hull, so roughly 1,200 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 590 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 0.48 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 beamy beam gives 8 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 8
CoastalBluewater

At 2.93 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.93
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 178
EasygoingPowered-up

22.9 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 22.9
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 35%

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

  • Lighter than ~91% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~99% of boats her size on file

Compared with 521 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
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.9
Displacement / length
177.9
Comfort ratio
7.7
Capsize screening
2.93
Hull speed
5.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
424
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1993
Designer
Nick Hake
Builder
Hake Yachts (Seaward), Inc

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Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA lightweight 6.5-metre fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing
Borge Bringsvaerd Bb116.18 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Norwegian-built classic with an active class association that has raced continuously since the 1960s
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/247.32 mSame hull family1.3 m longerA legendary Rodney Johnstone design that defined the modern one-design racer with its high sail-area-to-displacement ratio
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/226.86 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Rod Johnstone, built for competitive one-design racing and day sailing
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 24.27.30 mSame hull family1.3 m longerA Jacques Fauroux-designed fractional sloop built for coastal cruising with a stable fin-and-bulb keel

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