SKIPPER 17 (MILNE)
Fractional Sloop • Centerboard (Trunk) • Built 1966
Dimensions
- LOA
- 17 ft
- LWL
- 15.75 ft
- Beam
- 6.42 ft
- Max Draft
- 3.75 ft
- Min Draft
- 0.75 ft
- Displacement
- 700 lbs
- Ballast
- — lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.89 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 30.4
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 80
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- —
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 150 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Centerboard (Trunk)
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1966
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Notes:
Most of the early Skipper 17s had a four-berth cabin and a single lifting keel. Shown here is the 'Dayboat' version. A later version with a larger cuddy cabin was sometimes called the SKIPPER MARINER. Later models featured twin (side by side) centerboards.
Also offered was the relatively rare SKIPPERS MATE, which had an unusual looking cuddy/cabin.
A number of other variants with different decks, cabins, and underwater appendages were offered into the 1990's.
(Later still, from the same tooling came the EAGLE 525.)
Thanks to Skipper 17 owner Frank Leonhardt for updated information.
Designer
- Peter Milne (1934–2008)
Builder
- Richmond Marine Ltd. (1965)
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARINER 17 (MILNE) | 17 | 1970 | Fractional Sloop |