BoatsSundeer 56

Sundeer 56

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1994–1997

A Dashew-designed semi-custom fractional sloop built as a shortened, high-performance evolution of the Sundeer 60

Designed by Dashew, built by Tpi.

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 narrow beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

At 1.69 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.69
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 88
EasygoingPowered-up

15.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.8
TenderStiff

29% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 29%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

  • Draws less than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 950 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
28.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
88.0
Comfort ratio
29.1
Capsize screening
1.69
Hull speed
10.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2745
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1994–1997
Units built
17
Designer
Dashew
Builder
TPI

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