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Sailboat Database Statistics

Sailboats
7,597
Builders
666
Designers
528
Hull Types
38
Rig Types
27
Listings
34
Brokers
115

Longest Boats

# Model LOA
1 CONCORDE 151 131.2 ft
2 SWAN 115 115.5 ft
3 MAYFLOWER 1620 113.0 ft
4 NEW YORK YACHT CLUB 70 106.0 ft
5 SWAN 86 85.8 ft
6 SWAN 80-2 FD 82.3 ft
7 SWAN 80-2 S 82.3 ft
8 NAUTITECH 82 (DUFOUR) 82.0 ft
9 OYSTER 82 81.9 ft
10 SWAN 80 81.7 ft

Shortest Boats

# Model LOA
1 INTERNATIONAL TEN RATER 3.4 ft
2 SOLING 50 (RC MODEL) 4.2 ft
3 TATOOSH 51 KTH 5.6 ft
4 CAPE COD FROSTY 6.3 ft
5 WHEELER (RC MODEL) 6.6 ft
6 LADY SLIPPER 7.5 ft
7 ACCESS 2.3 7.6 ft
8 OPTIMIST DINGHY (INT) 7.7 ft
9 EL TORO 7.9 ft
10 DYER MIDGET (HI-SHEER) 7.9 ft

Average Length Overall

31.7 ft

Displacement Distribution

Under 5,000 lbs
2,540
5,000 – 10,000 lbs
1,662
10,000 – 20,000 lbs
2,055
20,000 – 30,000 lbs
773
Over 30,000 lbs
560

Models by Decade

80s
1
1620s
1
1820s
1
1850s
1
1880s
1
1890s
11
1900s
18
1910s
30
1920s
46
1930s
106
1940s
95
1950s
211
1960s
1,033
1970s
2,335
1980s
2,057
1990s
784
2000s
634
2010s
232

Longest Production Runs

# Model First Built Last Built Years
1 IDEM 1897 2004 107
2 INGRID 38 1938 1985 47
3 BARCHETTA CLASS 1952 1998 46
4 MOBJACK 1958 2003 45
5 K-BOAT 1936 1978 42
6 HEARD 28 1968 2008 40
7 SIMOUN 445 1960 1997 37
8 BRUTAL BEAST 1919 1955 36
9 STARFISH 1969 2005 36
10 LAURIN 31 1968 2003 35

Most Prolific Builders

# Builder Models
1 Beneteau 194
2 Jeanneau (FRA) 147
3 Hunter Marine (USA) 93
4 C&C Yachts 81
5 Pearson Yachts 80
6 Nautor (Swan sailboats) 72
7 Dufour Yachts (FRA) 71
8 Catalina Yachts 68
9 Cheoy Lee Shipyard 66
10 O'Day Corp. 63
11 Westerly Marine Construction Ltd. 62
12 Schock W.D. 60
13 Moody Yachts (A. H. Moody & Sons) 55
14 Irwin Yachts 55
15 Bavaria Yachts (GER) 53

Most Prolific Designers

# Designer Models
1 Sparkman & Stephens 238
2 E. G. Van de Stadt 139
3 Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot) 113
4 Cuthbertson & Cassian 109
5 German Frers 99
6 Robert Perry 97
7 Bruce Farr 91
8 Berret-Racoupeau 81
9 Philippe Briand 80
10 Doug Peterson 75
11 Joubert-Nivelt 73
12 William H. Tripp Jr. 66
13 Judel/Vrolijk & Co. 62
14 J&J Design 61
15 Philip Rhodes 57

Hull Types

Type Count %
Fin w/spade rudder 1,652 21.8%
Fin with rudder on skeg 1,249 16.5%
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder 652 8.6%
Long Keel 634 8.4%
Fin Keel 513 6.8%
Keel/Cbrd. 486 6.4%
Fin w/transom hung rudder 365 4.8%
Centerboard Dinghy 364 4.8%
Lifting Keel 215 2.8%
Swing Keel 214 2.8%
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder 171 2.3%
Twin Keel 141 1.9%
Dbrd. Dinghy 107 1.4%
Wing Keel 101 1.3%
Catamaran Twin Keel 87 1.1%
Catamaran Twin Dbrd. 72 0.9%
Centerboard (Trunk) 69 0.9%
Fin Keel w/bulb 63 0.8%
Catamaran (no boards/asym.) 61 0.8%
Catamaran Twin Cbrd. 56 0.7%
Trimaran Dbrd. 46 0.6%
Keel/CB & spade rudder 45 0.6%
Fin w/bulb & twin rudders 44 0.6%
Fin (shoal draft) 34 0.4%
Daggerboard 21 0.3%
Trimaran Cbrd. 21 0.3%
Keel/CB w/twin rudders 20 0.3%
Triple Keel 19 0.3%
Sheel Keel 16 0.2%
Scow Twin Cbrd. 10 0.1%
Pram (Daggerboard) 9 0.1%
Twin Centerboards 7 0.1%
Pram (Centerboard) 6 0.1%
Catamaran Single Dbrd. 4 0.1%
Scow Sngl. Cbrd. 4 0.1%
Iceboat (bow steerer) 3 0.0%
Twin Daggerboards 2 0.0%
Pram (Leeboard) 1 0.0%

Rig Types

Type Count %
Masthead Sloop 3,472 45.8%
Fractional Sloop 2,572 33.9%
Cutter 523 6.9%
Masthead Ketch 288 3.8%
Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar) 148 2.0%
Cat (unstayed) 81 1.1%
Staysail Ketch 78 1.0%
Cat 70 0.9%
Masthead Yawl 59 0.8%
Gaffhead Sloop 57 0.8%
B&R 55 0.7%
Cat Ketch (unstayed) 27 0.4%
Gaff head Cat 26 0.3%
Lateen 24 0.3%
Frac. Sloop (Free standing) 23 0.3%
Gunter 23 0.3%
Cat (rotating spar) 21 0.3%
2 Mst. Schooner 10 0.1%
Gaff Head Cutter 8 0.1%
Sprit/Lug 5 0.1%
Gaff head Ketch 5 0.1%
Cat Ketch 3 0.0%
Standing Lug 2 0.0%
Gaff-Yawl 2 0.0%
Brigantine 1 0.0%
Wing (multi element) 1 0.0%
Sloop or Yawl 1 0.0%