SONATA 8
Fractional Sloop • Lifting Keel • Built 1979
Dimensions
- LOA
- 26.25 ft
- LWL
- 19.75 ft
- Beam
- 8.2 ft
- Max Draft
- 5.09 ft
- Min Draft
- 0.69 ft
- Displacement
- 2,822 lbs
- Ballast
- 500 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.32 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 22.2
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 164
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 17.7%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 277 sq ft
- I
- 25.75 ft
- J
- 9 ft
- P
- 28 ft
- E
- 11.48 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Lifting Keel
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1979
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Notes: Raced as a one-design class in Australia for a time.\nFixed keel versions also available - draft:1.6m
Designer
- Gary Mull (1939–1994)
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| SONATA 26 | 26.25 | 1980 | Fractional Sloop |