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Vx One

Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel w/bulb; trans. Hung Rudder · First built 2011

A high-performance one-design fractional sloop with a lifting keel, built internationally for competitive racing

Designed by Brian Bennett, Rodger Martin & Ross Weene, built by Bennett Yachting.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Lifting Keel w/bulb; trans. Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.19 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 204 kg of hull, so roughly 800 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 204 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.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 3 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 3
CoastalBluewater

At 3.75 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 3.75
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 30
EasygoingPowered-up

50.0 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 50.0
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

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

  • Lighter than ~97% of boats her size on file

Compared with 458 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
50.0
Displacement / length
30.1
Comfort ratio
2.7
Capsize screening
3.75
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
482
Hull
Hull type
Lifting keel w/bulb; trans. hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2011
Designer
Brian Bennett, Rodger Martin, Ross Weene
Builder
Bennett Yachting, MacKay Boats Ltd

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The family

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