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

A performance-oriented masthead sloop based on the 1982 Sardinia Cup winner, also marketed as the Trapper 42

Designed by A Vallicelli & Andrea Vallicelli, built by Barberis-MALTA.

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.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.97
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 204
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.5
TenderStiff

50% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 50%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Draws more than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2686 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
50.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.5
Displacement / length
204.3
Comfort ratio
25.8
Capsize screening
1.97
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1593
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1982
Designer
A Vallicelli, Andrea Vallicelli
Builder
Barberis - MALTA

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Jeanneau Sun Legende 4112.44 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Doug Peterson-designed 1-ton prototype offering a performance-oriented hull available in Regate and cruising variants
Catalina Yachts 4212.76 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA high-volume cruiser built on a Nelson/Marek racing hull, featuring a masthead rig and a 1.83-metre fin keel
Dehler Yachts 41 CR12.45 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Judel-Vrolijk fractional sloop designed for performance cruising with a stiff, balanced hull and bulb keel

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