BoatsSunbeam 42.1

Sunbeam 42.1

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 2009–2021

A 12.9-metre fractional sloop with a 2.1-metre fin keel, balancing a 19.37 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for performance

Designed by Georg Nissen & Schochl.

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 30 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.84
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 195
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.4
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

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

  • Heavier than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2628 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.4
Displacement / length
194.9
Comfort ratio
29.9
Capsize screening
1.84
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1753
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
GRP using ISO/NPG resin
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
2009–2021
Units built
29
Designer
Georg Nissen, Schochl
Builder
Schochl Yacthbau, Sunbeam Yachts - Schochl Yachtbau

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