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Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1982

A Mini Ton world champion in 1981 and 1982, this fractional sloop features a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Fontana, Maletto & Navone, built by Cantieri Barberis.

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.

TrailerableBeam 2.50 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 950 kg of hull, so roughly 1,550 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 9 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 9
CoastalBluewater

At 2.57 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.57
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 120
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 24.5
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 40%

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

  • Lighter than ~88% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1171 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.5
Displacement / length
120.4
Comfort ratio
9.4
Capsize screening
2.57
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
580
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1982
Designer
Fontana, Maletto, Navone
Builder
Cantieri Barberis, Barberis (Cantieri)

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Catalina Yachts 22 MKII7.26 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn upgraded 1995 iteration of the classic trailerable cruiser, featuring a fin keel and transom-hung rudder
Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA lightweight 6.5-metre fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing
Sirius 7277.27 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA development of the Sirius 24, this fractional sloop features a fin keel with skeg-mounted rudder for balanced handling

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