- Length
- 8.66 m
- Beam
- 2.82 m
- Draft
- 1.07 m
- Sail area
- 34 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 8.66 m
- Waterline length
- 7.26 m
- Beam
- 2.82 m
- Draft
- 1.07 m
- Displacement
- 3,447 kg
- Ballast
- 1,361 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 34 m²
- Mainsail area
- 16.72 m²
- Foresail area
- 17.32 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 10.82 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 3.2 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 9.14 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 3.66 m
- Forestay length
- 11.28 m
Engine & propulsion4
- Engine power
- 18 hp
- Engine type
- Petrol
- Engine make
- Universal
- Engine model
- Atomic 4
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 114 L
- Fresh water tank
- 189 L
Production & design3
- Production started
- 1973
- Production ended
- 1976
- Designer
- Charles Morgan
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 15.2
- Displacement / length
- 250.72
- Ballast / displacement
- 39.5 %
- Comfort ratio
- 24.07
- Capsize screening
- 1.88
- Hull speed
- 6.54 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Morgan Out Island 281 generation
01
1973–1976