- Length
- 7.77 m
- Beam
- 2.5 m
- Draft
- 1.4 m
- Sail area
- 21.37 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 7.77 m
- Waterline length
- 6.75 m
- Beam
- 2.5 m
- Draft
- 1.4 m
- Minimum draft
- 0.3 m
- Displacement
- 1,180 kg
- Ballast
- 272 kg
Sails & rig2
- Rig type
- Sloop, fractional rig
- Sail area
- 21.37 m²
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Keel with centreboard
Production & design3
- Production started
- 1968
- Hulls built
- 500
- Designer
- Noel Honey/Alex Trethewey/Steve Marten
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 19.51
- Displacement / length
- 106.85
- Ballast / displacement
- 23.1 %
- Comfort ratio
- 10.53
- Capsize screening
- 2.39
- Hull speed
- 6.31 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Noelex 251 generation
01
1968 — status pending