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T101025	Sadler 290			Lying	afloat Cornwall
Builder	Rampart Yachts, Ocean Quay Marina, Southampton			Year	2006
Builder	Rampart Yachts, Ocean Quay Marina, Southampton			Price	£59,000
LOA	29' 2"	Sail area	602 sq ft	Brief details
LWL	25' 11"	Rig	Fractional sloop	The Sadler 290, despite it's name, is no relation to the older Sadlers designed by David and Martin Sadler. Instead she is a very modern design from Stephen Jones with the aim of producing a compact yet fast and seaworthy yacht with good accommodation. She is one of very few sub 30 ft yachts to achieve RCD Category 'A' Ocean status, even in bilge-keel form. The original design was for both fin and bilge keel options, but with Stephen Jones' well known racing design expertise the twin-keeled version turned out to be so fast that virtually no-one ordered a fin-keeler.
Beam	10' 8"	Cabins	Forecabin, saloon and aft cabin
Draught	4' 3"	Berths	max 6
Displacement	10,608 lbs	Engine	Yanmar 3YM30AE diesel
Ballast	4,840 lbs	BHP	27
Keel type	Twin lead-antimony bilge keels with spade rudder

The Sadler 290 was designed by Stephen Jones as an attempt to produce a more modern, higher volume successor to the well known original Sadler designs, which whilst very seaworthy and generally good performers, do not offer the sort of accommodation desired by many current buyers.

Built by Rampart Yachts in Southampton, the hulls were moulded in GRP with foam stringers and bonded-in bulkheads, with the lead keels on GRP stubs to keep the ballast weight low. By modern standards she is quite heavy for her size, with a 46% ballast ratio giving her an AVS of 140 degrees, more than most modern production 35-footers. With a big yet easily managed fractional rig she is nevertheless a fast boat, 'Yachting Monthly' describing her as ".... a quick but stiff boat that is easily capable of seeing off larger yachts".

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	Yachtsnet photographs and video October 2025
	Selden Furlex 204S genoa furling/reefing and Rocna anchor on bow roller
	Electric anchor windlass under hatch in bow, with foot-operated up/down switches on deck
	Following damage from theft and vandalism in 2018, the mast and standing rigging were entirely replaced. As the electronics on board were stolen, the plotter, radar and other instruments were also replaced.

Above: galley with twin sinks, cooker with oven and grill and (shown right) a small fridge inset into the worktop.

The previous owner replaced the original Yanmar 20 hp engine in 2016 with the more powerful
Yanmar 3YM30AE 27 hp. The 3YM30AE is the latest higher torque version of the 3YM model engine.

Engine hours are 522.

Reviewed in 'Yachting Monthly' in June 2016: ".... There aren't many twin-keeled 29-footers that combine such exciting and competent sailing qualities with such well-appointed accommodation. It's a great shame more weren't produced".

From 'Practical Boat Owner' magazine: ".... Take the practicality of a sturdy British twin-keeler, add liberal quantities of pace, style and space, and what do you have? A boat the likes of which has never been seen before" and "....Achieving the impossible".

The Sadler 290 is a remarkable boat, and those relatively few built are now sought after by buyers seeking their combination of performance and accommodation along with twin keel drying ability. This 2006 built yacht is unusual in having had such an extensive refit (engine, rig, electronics) relatively recently. The present owners only bought her in 2024, but health issues are now forcing them to cease sailing.

Inventory:
Engine details		Yanmar 3YM30AE 1,266cc three-cylinder diesel, 27 hp, freshwater cooled, run 522 hours.
Fuel tank capacity		61 litres in plastic tank
Propeller		Three-bladed folding prop on Saildrive with Ambassador Marine ropecutter. New Saildrive gasket 2021
Batteries		3 x 80AH batteries new 2023
Battery charging/electrics		Engine alternator and three Solara solar panels on deck, with 2 x Victron BlueSolar MPPT charge controllers. Quick shorepower battery charger. Victron battery meter at chart table. Sterling Prosave galvanic isolator.
Sails and deck equipment
Rig details		Fractional sloop rig, Selden alloy mast boom and rod kicker (Mast new 2019) with S/S standing rigging new 2019
Mainsail		Doyle Sails
Genoa		Doyle Sails
Genoa furling		Furlex 204S - new 2019
Spinnaker		Spinnaker with pole
Primary winches		2 x Antal W30.2 stainless steel self-tailing winches
Secondary/halliard winches		2 x Antal W16 stainless steel self-tailing winches and Antal W8 stainless steel self-tailing winch for mainsheet
Bower anchor		10Kg Rocna with 25 metres 8mm chain and 30 metres nylor warp
Kedge anchors		Plough anchor approx 9Kg.
Anchor windlass		Quick Genius horizontal electric anchor windlass with up/down footswitches on deck
Steering		Tiller
Autopilot		Tiller pilot with Raymarine Evolution sensor core with Raymarine P70S control head and tiller ram.
Steering compass		Plastimo bulkhead compass. Also Autonnic A5022 fluxgate compass which feeds plotter.
Warps & fenders		4 warps and 6 fenders
Navigation Equipment and instruments
Radar		Raymarine - displays on plotter in cockpit - new 2019
GPS/Chartplotter		Raymarine Axiom Pro 9S HybridTouch 9" colour MFD - new 2019
Log/speed		Raymarine ST60+ Speed
Depth sounder		Raymarine ST60+ Depth
Windspeed/direction		Raymarine i-60 Wind - new 2019
VHF radio		Icom IC-M411 with DSC
AIS		Raymarine AIS650 Class B transceiver
Safety/emergency equipment
Liferaft		Ocean Safety valise - due for servicing
Lifebuoy		Horseshoe and danbuoy
Bilge pumps		Manual and electric bilge pumps
Miscellaneous		NASA LPG gas monitor. Honeywell CO alarm. Fire extinguisher and fire blanket.
Interior
Cabin layout		Forecabin, heads, saloon and aft cabin
Cabin heating		Mikuni MYH16 blown hot air diesel heating with 2 outlets
Berths		max 6
Water tank capacity		135 litres. Hot and cold pressurised water from engine calorifier or Quick shorepower immersion heater
Cooker		Plastimo Neptune 2500 two-burner, grill and oven
Coolbox		Refrigerated coolbox
Heads		Jabsco
These particulars are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed and are subject to confirmation by the purchaser subject to still being available. For further information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Yachtsnet on 01326-212234 or

The particulars detailed herein are intended to give a fair description of the vessel but their accuracy cannot be guaranteed. These particulars are not a part of any contract or offer, and are supplied on the understanding that all negotiations shall be conducted via Yachtsnet Ltd., who are acting as brokers for the vendor. The vendor is not selling in the course of business unless otherwise stated. The prospective purchaser is strongly recommended to check the particulars, and where appropriate, at his own expense, to employ qualified agents to carry out surveys, structural and/or mechanical & electrical checks or tests

UK sailing yacht brokerage and boat sales

NOW UNDER OFFER

T101025

Sadler 290

Lying

afloat Cornwall

Builder

Rampart Yachts, Ocean Quay Marina, Southampton

Year

2006

Price

£59,000

LOA

29' 2"

Sail area

602 sq ft

Brief details

LWL

25' 11"

Rig

Fractional sloop

Beam

10' 8"

Cabins

Forecabin, saloon and aft cabin

Draught

4' 3"

Berths

max 6

Displacement

10,608 lbs

Engine

Yanmar 3YM30AE diesel

Ballast

4,840 lbs

BHP

27

Keel type

Twin lead-antimony bilge keels with spade rudder

The Sadler 290 was designed by Stephen Jones as an attempt to produce a more modern, higher volume successor to the well known original Sadler designs, which whilst very seaworthy and generally good performers, do not offer the sort of accommodation desired by many current buyers.

Click here to open a new window with selected larger size photos

Yachtsnet photographs

and video October 2025

Selden Furlex 204S

genoa furling/reefing

and Rocna anchor on

bow roller

Electric anchor windlass

under hatch in bow, with

foot-operated up/down

switches on deck

Following damage from theft and vandalism in 2018, the mast and standing rigging were entirely replaced. As the electronics on board were stolen, the plotter, radar and other instruments were also replaced.

Above: galley with twin sinks, cooker with oven and grill and (shown right) a small fridge inset into the worktop.

The previous owner replaced the original Yanmar 20 hp engine in 2016 with the more powerful Yanmar 3YM30AE 27 hp. The 3YM30AE is the latest higher torque version of the 3YM model engine.

Engine hours are 522.

Reviewed in 'Yachting Monthly' in June 2016: ".... There aren't many twin-keeled 29-footers that combine such exciting and competent sailing qualities with such well-appointed accommodation. It's a great shame more weren't produced".

From 'Practical Boat Owner' magazine: ".... Take the practicality of a sturdy British twin-keeler, add liberal quantities of pace, style and space, and what do you have? A boat the likes of which has never been seen before" and "....Achieving the impossible".

Inventory:

Engine details

Yanmar 3YM30AE 1,266cc three-cylinder diesel, 27 hp, freshwater cooled, run 522 hours.

Fuel tank capacity

61 litres in plastic tank

Propeller

Three-bladed folding prop on Saildrive with Ambassador Marine ropecutter. New Saildrive gasket 2021

Batteries

3 x 80AH batteries new 2023

Battery charging/electrics

Engine alternator and three Solara solar panels on deck, with 2 x Victron BlueSolar MPPT charge controllers. Quick shorepower battery charger. Victron battery meter at chart table. Sterling Prosave galvanic isolator.

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

Fractional sloop rig, Selden alloy mast boom and rod kicker (Mast new 2019) with S/S standing rigging new 2019

Mainsail

Doyle Sails

Genoa

Doyle Sails

Genoa furling

Furlex 204S - new 2019

Spinnaker

Spinnaker with pole

Primary winches

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with selected larger size photos

The previous owner replaced the original Yanmar 20 hp engine in 2016 with the more powerful
Yanmar 3YM30AE 27 hp. The 3YM30AE is the latest higher torque version of the 3YM model engine.