Meyers Boat Co. Sunflower

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 1.07 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 27 kg of hull, so roughly 650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 27 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draught shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draughtDraws 0.05 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 2 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 2

CoastalBluewater

At 3.58 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 3.58

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 23

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 57.4

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

Lighter than ~99% of boats her size on file
Draws less than ~99% of boats her size on file
Narrower than ~96% of boats her size on file

Compared with 186 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

Rig & sail area

Rig

Lateen

Ratios

SA / displacement

57.4

Displacement / length

23.1

Comfort ratio

1.6

Capsize screening

3.58

Hull speed

4.3 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

131

Hull

Hull type

Daggerboard

Construction

ABS Plastic

Production

Years built

First built 1971

Units built

60000

Builder

Meyers Boat Co, CastleCraft

Boats like this, on the water

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Asker Sailing Club5:14 from SEILmagasinet

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Mikkel Thommessen on a long life as a sailor0:53 from SEILmagasinet

The family

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