S2 6.8
Masthead Sloop • Fin w/transom hung rudder • Built 1976–1979
Dimensions
- LOA
- 22.33 ft
- LWL
- 18.25 ft
- Beam
- 8 ft
- Max Draft
- 2 ft
- Displacement
- 2,900 lbs
- Ballast
- 1,100 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.24 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 17.1
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 213
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 37.9%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 217 sq ft
- I
- 26.7 ft
- J
- 9.1 ft
- P
- 23.8 ft
- E
- 8 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin w/transom hung rudder
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG (solid) hull/Balsa cored deck
- Ballast Type
- Lead
Production
- First Built
- 1976
- Last Built
- 1979
- Number Built
- 150
Notes: The S2 6.8 EXCITER model (shown in the photo) was part of a package that included red and orange accent stripes. A cast iron centerboard was also an option. (draft with board up is the same as the standard model. Draft (BD) is 4.5'. \nThanks to Ed Ramsey for supplying corrected information on this as well as a number of other S2 models.
Designer
Builder
- S2 Yachts (USA) (1974–1989)