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Skipper sk 700? 7m

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Start date 8 Apr 2011

HI im looking for info on these yachts cannot find much on the web..anyone had one? what are they like to sail etc?

Do you mean the Skipper 22 designed by Peter Milne or the Skipper 28 by Angus Primrose (both built by Richmond Marine)?

Or SK700 built by Cruachan Marine? There was a SK700 review in PBO 160 April 1980. Suggests they are light displacement boats - fast but tippy ... not really family sailing. Concluded: "All in all...SK is excellent value, has good performance and should appeal to those moving up from dinghy racing." LOA23ft,LWL 16'8", beam 8'2" displacement 2200lb ballast 800lbs (36%) sail 275sqft lifting keel 1.09/4'7" draught, fixed keel 4'7". Designer Stephen Jones. PM me if you want a copy of the boat test.

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bob26 said: There was a SK700 review in PBO 160 April 1980. Suggests they are light displacement boats - fast but tippy ... not really family sailing. Concluded: "All in all...SK is excellent value, has good performance and should appeal to those moving up from dinghy racing." LOA23ft,LWL 16'8", beam 8'2" displacement 2200lb ballast 800lbs (36%) sail 275sqft lifting keel 1.09/4'7" draught, fixed keel 4'7". Designer Stephen Jones. PM me if you want a copy of the boat test. Click to expand...

VicS said: I'm looking at the details of a Skipper 700 in an old PBO " British Sailing Cruiser Guide, published in 1981 22.5 ft LOA, 8ft beam Sail area 275 sq ft Draft (Lifting keel) 1.7/4.8ft 1760 lbs displacement, 600lbs ballast Designer Stephen Jones, Builder Cruachan Marine ( Argyll) Click to expand...

Same boat pictured http://www.ybw.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=10805&stc=1&d=1302367842 Yes the pics in both seem to be the same boat (Skagen K8017) ... maybe one of these diffferent specs was for the prototypes mentioned in the guide to cruising boats and production boats changed??....sorry haven't quite got the hang of pics in posts

Yes thats the one about 23 foot open at the stern...that last photo is oban so that makes sense looks like it would be lively fun! and that skipper 700 is how it looks so ye very good info!

I always thought the Skipper 700 had potential to be a good boat, though maybe requiring an experienced crew rather than a novice family - a bit like a smaller Aphrodite 101 in spirit, as both never seem to have been appreciated though quite different design approaches. When discussing ballast ratios, check where that ballast is situated ! Some lift keel boats have built in ballast stubs just below the waterline, others carry a bulb low down on the end of the keel... While I favour the latter idea, the ballast stub format may give better longitudinal stability ( just hard-mouthed steering on the ones I've tried ) and require a much lighter keel and mechanism; whether this is an aid to sailing or manufacture I'll leave to you to decide, but the S700 did always strike me as a sailor's boat.

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