BoatsTofinou 7

Tofinou 7

Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1989

A classic fractional sloop modeled after a 1939 prototype, designed for elegant daysailing with a retractable keel

Designed by Merle, Joubert & Joubert-Nivelt, built by Latitude 46.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

See her sail

The Tofinou 7, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from SEILmagasinet

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.24 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,280 kg of hull, so roughly 1,900 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 0.50 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 15 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 15
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.08
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 157
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%

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

  • Draws less than ~91% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 612 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Tofinou 7, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Tofinou 7 is a 7.0-meter fractional sloop designed by Merle, Joubert, and Joubert-Nivelt, built by Latitude 46 since 1989. Its keel/centerboard hull and 1280 kg displacement are modeled after a 1939 prototype. A REVIEW by SEILmagasinet noted the Tofinou 7.9, a modern iteration of the day-sailer, was priced at 1.5 million NOK during European Yacht of the Year testing in Kiel, Germany.1:43

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
28.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
157.5
Comfort ratio
14.6
Capsize screening
2.08
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
525
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1989
Units built
200
Designer
Merle, Joubert, Joubert-Nivelt
Builder
Latitude 46

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