BoatsTrapper 950

Trapper 950

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1980

An IOR Half Ton racer that began as the prototype Roller Coaster and was later produced as the Mistral 31

Designed by Robert Humphries & Rob Humphreys.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
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 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.25
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 201
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.6

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

  • Lighter than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2632 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.6
Displacement / length
201.2
Comfort ratio
16.2
Capsize screening
2.25
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
864
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Designer
Robert Humphries, Rob Humphreys
Builder
Trapper Yachts. Ltd, Anstey Yachts Ltd

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Newport 30-19.14 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterThe original 1968 production run of this masthead sloop, featuring a fin keel and spade rudder for coastal sailing
X-Yachts X-959.24 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Niels Jeppesen-designed IOR half-tonner with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and an optional taller rig
Spirit 329.48 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Jacques De Ridder-designed IOR 23-footer built for nearly two decades as a stiff, masthead-rigged fin-keel sloop
Bavaria Yachts 3009.55 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 9.55-metre fractional sloop from 1989, featuring a deep 1.65-metre fin keel and bulb for efficient coastal sailing
Brresen Badebyggeri Knarr9.24 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA classic Erling Kristoffersen-designed fractional sloop with a deep ballast ratio, built in wood since 1946 and fiberglass since
Beneteau Oceanis 319.66 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Finot-Conq designed fractional sloop balancing a modern hull form with a stable 1.8-meter bulb keel

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