BoatsColvic Craft Watson 19.5

Colvic Craft Watson 19.5

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · First built 1976

A sturdy long-keeled sloop based on the iconic Watson lifeboat hull, designed for stability and versatile configuration

Designed by G. L. Watson, Co. Ltd & George L. Watson.

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.

TrailerableBeam 2.06 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,814 kg of hull, so roughly 2,400 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 0.79 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27
CoastalBluewater

1.70 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.70
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 363
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 13.9
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 38%

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

  • Heavier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 88 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
37.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.9
Displacement / length
363.5
Comfort ratio
27.4
Capsize screening
1.70
Hull speed
5.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
410
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1976
Designer
G. L. Watson, Co. Ltd, George L. Watson
Builder
Colvic Craft

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Flicka 207.32 mSame hull family1.4 m longerA Bruce Bingham-designed cutter with a long keel, originally offered as amateur plans before becoming a production classic
Pearson Yachts Ensign6.86 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA Carl Alberg-designed fractional day sailor and one-design racer built on the proven Electra hull for active club fleets
Jeanneau Cap 5405.40 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA 1986 fractional sloop with a long keel and shallow draft, designed for stable, shoal-water coastal cruising

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