BoatsTrapper T250S

Trapper T250S

Fractional Sloop · Swing Keel w/outboard Rudder · First built 1985

An Ed Dubois-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel, notable as a rare, single-example variant of the Starflash

Designed by Ed Dubois.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Swing Keel w/outboard Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.66 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 beamy beam gives 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

At 2.57 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.57
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 175
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.7
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

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

  • Draws more than ~90% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 604 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.7
Displacement / length
175.3
Comfort ratio
11.1
Capsize screening
2.57
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
640
Hull
Hull type
Swing keel w/outboard rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1985
Designer
Ed Dubois
Builder
Trapper Yachts. Ltd, Anstey Yachts Ltd

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Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
Chrysler Marine 226.71 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA 6.7-metre masthead sloop produced as the C-22 and T-22 Sandpiper, featuring a swing keel for shallow-water access
O'day 23-26.93 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA masthead keel-centerboard sloop produced in Brazil and the U.S. for over a decade as a popular coastal cruiser
O'day 226.61 mSame hull family1.1 m shorterA prolific production success with over 3,000 hulls built, offering a nimble fractional rig for coastal daysailing

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