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Vivacity 20

Masthead Sloop · Twin keels · First built 1963

A twin-keeled masthead sloop evolved from the Alacrity 19, designed for shoal-draft versatility since 1963

Designed by Peter Stevenson & D. C. Pollard, built by Russel Marine Ltd.

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

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.13 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 817 kg of hull, so roughly 1,400 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 817 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 0.71 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 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.30
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 150
EasygoingPowered-up

17.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.8
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.

  • Lighter than ~78% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~88% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 563 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
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.8
Displacement / length
149.9
Comfort ratio
11.4
Capsize screening
2.30
Hull speed
5.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
438
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1963
Designer
Peter Stevenson, D.C. Pollard
Builder
Russel Marine Ltd, Russell Marine Ltd

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J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/226.86 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Rod Johnstone, built for competitive one-design racing and day sailing
Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA lightweight 6.5-metre fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing
Santana 206.16 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA high-performance fractional sloop with a 1996 deck redesign that added an open transom and a roomier cockpit
J Boats J/706.93 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Alan Johnstone, with over 1,100 units delivered for one-design racing
Victory 216.40 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA high-performance one-design sloop with a 24.9 SA/D ratio, produced across four decades by builders including Catalina.
J J/77.04 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA 2024 fractional sloop with a shallow 1.16m draft and a high 23.55 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive daysailing

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