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Sadler 29 |
Brief details |
Builder |
Sadler Yachts |
The Sadler 29 is
one of the unsinkable Sadlers, with twin GRP hull skins separated
by closed cell foam buoyancy. These boats have an excellent reputation
for handling and seaworthiness, and make good safe family cruisers
with a turn of speed. |
LOA |
28' 5" |
Sail area |
506 sq ft main and genoa |
LWL |
22' 10" |
Rig |
Masthead sloop |
Beam |
9' 6" |
Cabins |
saloon & forecabin |
Draught |
5' 0" deep fin, 4' 0" shallow fin or 3' 8" bilge keels |
Berths |
5/6 |
Displacement |
8,200 lbs |
Engine |
usually a Bukh or Volvo diesel |
Ballast |
3,395 lbs |
BHP |
18 - 20 |
Keel type |
Fin or twin keels with skeg-hung rudder |
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David Sadler, designer of the legendary Contessa
32, designed the Sadler 32 as a "modern replacement"
in 1979. The boat proved immediately popular, and a smaller
Sadler 29 followed two years later, this adding "unsinkability"
to the design features. The boats were built with three keel choices.
The design sold well, with nearly 400 built by Sadler Yachts
between 1981 and 1988. A few more were built later in the
1990s, by Rival Bowman, who bought the moulds and rights to
the design. These later boats tend to sell for more than the earlier series.
The Sadler 29 has an excellent reputation for handling
and vice-free performance, and an early example was the first production boat in class in the 1982 Round Britain race. 'Yachting Monthly' reviewed the
design and commented "....It would be hard to find
an easier boat to sail, and she feels as though she could
cope easily with bad weather".
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