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TRAPPER 300

Built by Trapper Yachts Ltd. (UK) • Designed by Bruce Kirby
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General Information

Hull Type: Fin w/spade rudder
Rigging Type: Masthead Sloop
Construction: FG
First Built: 1976
Number Built: 180

Dimensions

Length Overall (LOA): 8.00 m
Length Waterline (LWL): 6.27 m
Beam: 2.44 m
Draft (Max): 1.50 m

Weight & Ballast

Displacement: 2,000 kg
Ballast: 862 kg

Sail Plan

Foresail Area: 15.06 m²
Mainsail Area: 10.35 m²
Total Sail Area (calculated): 25.41 m²
Sail Area (reported): 25.46 m²
I (Fore Triangle Height): 9.88 m
J (Fore Triangle Base): 3.05 m
P (Mainsail Hoist): 8.46 m
E (Boom Length): 2.45 m

Engine & Systems

Engine Make: Yanmar
Engine Type: Diesel
Engine Model: YSE8

Performance Ratios

Hull Speed: 6.08 knots
SA/Displacement (Calculated): 16.01
SA/Displacement (Reported): 16.35
Ballast/Disp Ratio: 43.08%
Displacement/Length: 225.87
Comfort Ratio: 19.16
Capsize Screening: 1.95
S-Number: 2.34

Notes

Prototype built for the 1/4 ton World Championships at Deauville in 1975 ('Fred Junior'. 3 others, also of wood, ended up competing the following year.).