BoatsWegu 701 (Finot)

Wegu 701 (Finot)

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1980

A Jean-Marie Finot-designed masthead sloop better known as the Comar Comet 701

Designed by Groupe Finot & Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 14 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 14
CoastalBluewater

At 2.35 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.35
LightHeavy

248 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 248
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
247.6
Comfort ratio
14.2
Capsize screening
2.35
Hull speed
5.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
540
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Designer
Groupe Finot, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)
Builder
Wegu, CAN)

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