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Oliver LeeBrewer Boats Ltd. Parker Yachts Squib

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1967

A nimble fractional keelboat designed by Oliver Lee in 1967, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for speed

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 1.88 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 680 kg of hull, so roughly 1,300 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 0.99 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 moderate beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.16
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 136
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.1
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.

  • Lighter than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~95% of boats her size on file

Compared with 396 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
55.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.1
Displacement / length
136.3
Comfort ratio
11.7
Capsize screening
2.16
Hull speed
5.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
375
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1967
Units built
906
Designer
Oliver Lee
Builder
Oliver LeeBrewer Boats Ltd. Parker Yachts, Hunter Boats Ltd

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Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA lightweight 6.5-metre fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing
J J/77.04 mSame hull family1.3 m longerA 2024 fractional sloop with a shallow 1.16m draft and a high 23.55 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive daysailing

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