BoatsYeoman Junior

Yeoman Junior

Fractional Sloop · Fin Keel · First built 1954

An Alan Buchanan-designed fractional sloop from 1954, originally launched as the Yeoman and built for stable cruising

Designed by Alan H. Buchanan, built by R. J. Prior.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin 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 38 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 38
CoastalBluewater

At 1.51 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.51
LightHeavy

339 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 339
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.8

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

  • Narrower than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2893 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.8
Displacement / length
339.0
Comfort ratio
37.7
Capsize screening
1.51
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
752
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Wood
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1954
Designer
Alan H. Buchanan
Builder
R. J. Prior, Son Ltd, Stebbings, Sons

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Rival 3410.36 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 1972 masthead sloop with a 39% ballast ratio, designed for offshore stability and a steady 6.68-knot hull speed
Seidelmann Yachts 3410.36 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 1981 masthead sloop with a 45% ballast ratio, balancing a light-displacement hull with a deep 1.65-metre fin keel
King's Cruiser 3310.26 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Pelle Pettersson-designed masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder for stable, classic cruising
Hunter Marine 339.96 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1977 masthead sloop with a 38% ballast ratio, designed for stability and coastal performance
Westerly Yachts Ltd. Discus 3310.14 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn aft-cockpit evolution of the Westerly 33, featuring a masthead rig and the choice of fin or twin keels
Westerly 3310.14 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA center-cockpit masthead sloop offered with fin or bilge keels, designed for stable cruising and long-range comfort

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