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Trintella 29

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · First built 1967

A long-keeled masthead sloop by E.G. Van de Stadt, built for stability and comfort since 1967

Designed by E. G. Van de Stadt, built by Tyler Mouldings Ltd. (UK) Anne Wever.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

At 1.62 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.62
LightHeavy

389 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 389
EasygoingPowered-up

14.9 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.9
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.9
Displacement / length
388.7
Comfort ratio
33.3
Capsize screening
1.62
Hull speed
6.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
629
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1967
Units built
200
Designer
E. G. Van de Stadt
Builder
Tyler Mouldings Ltd. (UK) Anne Wever, Anne Wever Shipyard

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Cape Dory 288.56 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA classic Carl Alberg full-keel masthead sloop designed for steady, comfortable cruising
Pacific Seacraft Dana 248.31 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA heavy-displacement W.I.B. Crealock cutter designed for offshore stability and serious coastal cruising
Cape Dory 278.25 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA 1977-1985 production masthead sloop featuring a 40% ballast ratio for stability in a traditional full-keel hull
Cape Dory 30C9.21 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA cutter-rigged cruiser with a full keel and a 1.27-metre draft, built for steady performance between 1976 and 1987
Vancouver 278.23 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA Robert B. Harris-designed cutter with a long keel, built across two continents to provide a stiff, comfortable passage

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