BoatsSoverel Marine 39

Soverel Marine 39

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1984–1988

A fractional sloop with a high power-to-weight ratio, offered with a 1.88-metre wing keel for shoal-water versatility

Designed by Mark Soverel.

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 light displacement on a moderate beam gives 18 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 18
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.20
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 125
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 23.1
TenderStiff

55% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 55%

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

  • Draws more than ~94% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2910 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
55.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
23.1
Displacement / length
125.4
Comfort ratio
17.6
Capsize screening
2.20
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1552
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1984–1988
Designer
Mark Soverel
Builder
Soverel Marine

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