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Sadler 290: A powerful & roomy twin-keeler

David Harding

  • David Harding
  • December 13, 2021

When she was launched in 2003, the Sadler 290 was probably the roomiest and most powerful 29ft twin-keeler ever built – and David Harding reckons she still is

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The Sadler 290 is a tough, compact cruiser with excellent performance. Credit: David Harding

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Few production cruising yachts deserved more attention when they were launched than the Sadler 290.

This was a boat the likes of which had never been seen before.

She was destined to be something special from the outset, and she lived up to expectations in every way.

In fact, she exceeded them, and not only because the original brief had been for a boat that would be the modern equivalent of the Westerly Centaur .

As boats sometimes do in their formative stages, the Sadler became bigger and more powerful as the design evolved.

With the tiller taking up much of the cockpit, seats on the stern rail are particularly useful. Credit: David Harding

With the tiller taking up much of the cockpit, seats on the stern rail are particularly useful. Credit: David Harding

And as a former Sadler employee turned yachting journalist who happened to know everyone involved in the project, I was in the privileged position of seeing that evolution take place.

Having been involved in the development of the Starlights 14 years earlier, I had some idea of the potential in the design and I was more than eager to see how the new Sadler turned out.

Although the 290 was a Sadler by name, the new Sadler company was unrelated to those that had gone before. The design encapsulated many of the same beliefs and ideals nonetheless.

It would be a sailing boat first and foremost: tough, fast, capable, comfortable and designed to cover the ground quickly and confidently in all weathers.

The mainsheet is taken to a bridle forward of the hatch. On Java Blue the original wire bridle has been replaced by a longer one in Dyneema

The mainsheet is taken to a bridle forward of the hatch. On Java Blue the original wire bridle has been replaced by a longer one in Dyneema. Credit: David Harding

At the same time it would offer more interior space than almost anything else of similar size that could lay claim to being a sailing boat.

Maintaining the Sadler continuity was the fact that Stephen Jones was chosen as the designer.

Jones had been responsible for the Starlights, which were widely recognised as setting new standards in performance cruisers, and the Sadler 290 would be a development of a similar concept.

A Sadler 290 man

One owner who found the Sadler 290 to be exactly what he wanted is Peter Kinver, who bought Java Blue second-hand in 2015.

Peter had previously owned a Sadler 29 , which I sailed with him a few years ago from his home port of Looe. He’s also a leading light in the Redwing fleet in Looe (that’s the Uffa Fox-designed National Redwing dinghy).

Peter’s first cruiser, coincidentally, had been a Sadler 26 that washed ashore near Looe, having been adrift for two days.

The long tiller makes an extremely comfortable helming position on the Sadler 290

The long tiller makes an extremely comfortable helming position. Credit: David Harding

He restored it and sailed it for about a year before buying a twin-keeled Sadler 29 that he kept on a drying mooring in the river.

By then he had already seen the Sadler 290 as a new boat at the Southampton Boat Show. When the time came to move up from the 29, it was an easy decision to make.

As he explains: ‘I wanted something bigger and faster without going over 29ft because of the cost of marina berths. I thought about a Sadler 34 but it would have cost £1,000 a year more in berthing fees.’

The benefits of twin keels

He was mindful of marina costs because the plan was to keep his next boat in a marina in Plymouth for a few years.

Lovely though Looe is as a place to sail from – and it’s sadly overlooked by most cruising sailors heading along the coast – a half-tide mooring does have its limitations.

Being able to step aboard and sail away at any state of tide would allow Peter to make much more use of the new boat.

To that extent he had no particular need for twin keels and would have favoured a fin-keeler had one been available.

A moulded upstand along the gunwale acts as a secure toerail on the Sadler 290

A moulded upstand along the gunwale acts as a secure toerail. Credit: David Harding

Nearly all 290s are twin-keelers however, and as things have turned out, he has been more than happy to have two keels.

As he observes: ‘It’s good being able to dry out in the Isles of Scilly ’. Islands were involved in Java Blue ’s earlier life, too.

Peter initially saw her for sale in Guernsey – which has since been a racing destination with the boat – only to find when he enquired that she was already under offer.

Then, 12 months later, she appeared for sale with a broker in Plymouth and he bought her.

‘The boat came to me!’ he says.

Solar panels on top of a sprayhood on a Sadler 290

A solar panel lives on the top of the sprayhood, which stays up. Credit: David Harding

Many factors contribute to make the Sadler 290 a very different sort of twin-keeler to most. For a start, the keels are in lead rather than cast iron.

Because lead is so much denser, they can be a slimmer and more efficient section.

The centre of gravity is much lower because they’re bolted on to moulded spacers, so all the weight is in the bottom half of the keel s.

The resulting power and righting moment is enormous compared with most twin-keelers – and fin-keelers too, for that matter – allowing the Sadler to carry a healthy spread of sail and to have a hull shape that, in typical Jones style, needs to provide little in the way of form stability .

Stanchions mounted on top of the moulded toenail raise the level of the guardwires on the Sadler 290

Stanchions mounted on top of the moulded toenail raise the level of the guardwires. Credit: David Harding

No hard turn to the bilge is necessary.

The waterline beam is narrow in relation to the overall beam by cruising-yacht standards, leading to a deeper canoe body.

Since stability comes from the weight in the keels, not from the hull shape , the hull is free to do what it should do: to slip through the water easily and retain its balance when the boat heels, because the immersed section remains undistorted.

Thinking heavy

The Sadler 290 is no lightweight, but wetted area is kept to a minimum by another feature that’s widely used by the designer in his cruising yachts: the displacement skeg.

Despite the 290’s wide stern at deck level, there’s less boat to stick to the water back here than you would think.

These factors combine to create a boat that simply sails the socks off most cruisers of similar size.

More ballast, more sail and a narrower waterline make a boat faster in both light and heavy airs, and more comfortable into the bargain.

A tonne of lead ballast on each keel makes the Sadler 290 stiff under sail. Credit: David Harding

A tonne of lead ballast on each keel makes the Sadler 290 stiff under sail. Credit: David Harding

One factor that Peter notices compared with his Sadler 29 is the absence of thudding and banging from the windward keel.

That’s because the keels are mounted further down the hull, closer to the centre-line, than on a typical twin-keeler.

They tend not to break the surface when the boat’s hard pressed, saving banging as well as extra drag.

Other clues to the Sadler’s performance potential include the notably fine entry.

Galley on the Sadler 290

Tucked right out the way abaft the saloon, the galley is secure and close to the companionway. Credit: David Harding

Few cruisers are more delta-shaped than this one.

Going back a generation or two in designs, fuller forward sections would be needed to prevent nose-diving downwind in heavy weather .

Here, the buoyancy is provided by the ample freeboard instead.

The gunwale is by no means high by modern standards, but it combines with the relatively deep hull to provide well over 6ft (1.83m) of headroom in the saloon – more than respectable for a sporty cruiser of this size.

Saloon on the Sadler 290

Having the heads forward moves the saloon further aft, to a beamier part of the hull. Fit-out varied from builder to builder. Credit: David Harding

It also contributes to the exceptionally high AVS (angle of vanishing stability) of more than 140°, placing the Sadler 290 among the very small number of boats under 9m (30ft) to achieve Category A status under the RCD.

The interior volume is vastly greater than on the Sadler 29, whose hull is also shorter because the stated length includes the transom-hung rudder.

To say that the 290 is very different would be an understatement.

As Peter points out, she’s a bigger boat and ‘more of a handful – not as docile. You get much more room and performance but she’s not as directionally stable.’

As I found out on my first test in 2003, this isn’t a boat you can leave to her own devices.

There’s no skeg in front of the rudder as on the earlier Sadlers and the Starlights (the displacement skeg being something different), and the Sadler 290 will quickly wander off if you let go of the tiller.

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That’s why Peter, who often sails single-handed , bought a Neptune windvane steering gear.

While he has no plans to cross oceans , he dislikes the noise of an electronic autopilot although he does have one for use under power.

It took a little fiddling to get the Neptune to fit on the transom and involved removing the stern door, which he doesn’t miss.

The 290’s wide stern allows room for a generous double cabin. Credit: David Harding

The 290’s wide stern allows room for a generous double cabin. Credit: David Harding

During my sail when the Sadler 290 had just been launched, I was more than impressed by her performance.

We clocked 5.5-5.8 knots on the breeze in 10 knots of true wind .

Second time out, in fresher conditions, we rarely dropped below 8 knots with the wind abaft the beam and consistently exceeded 6 knots to windward.

It was a brand new, unladen boat with a clean bottom, sails straight out of the loft and a crew that included the designer, builder and sailmaker, but it still wasn’t bad going for a twin-keeled cruiser.

A white hulled Sadler 290 sailing

A fine bow by cruising-boat standards inevitably means a narrow foredeck. Credit: David Harding

She felt different from the other Sadlers and from the Starlights, perhaps a little more twitchy and with a helm that was extremely light most of the time before loading up as the rudder gripped tenaciously in the stronger gusts.

This time we had a slightly weedy bottom because an injury meant that Peter had been using the boat less than usual and was unable to keep it as clean as he would like.

Java Blue was also fully laden with cruising kit, so we didn’t quite match the earlier performance but I was reminded that the Sadler 290 is quick and extremely enjoyable to sail, and gives you one of the most comfortable helming positions from the windward coaming that you will find on any boat.

Verdict on the Sadler 290

The Sadler 290’s combination of space and pace in a boat of this length is extremely hard to match. There are compromises, of course.

A fine bow makes the foredeck pretty narrow. On the other hand, the broad stern combined with the sensible width of the cockpit allows the wide side decks to run all the way to the transom.

On so many boats, the cockpit is made as wide as possible, so it feels insecure in a seaway and you have to step into it to get to the stern.

At the helm, you’re well forward in the cockpit because of the long tiller. That places you close to the sprayhood for shelter and to the coachroof winches .

At the same time it means that space further aft is limited by the swing of the tiller. That’s where the seats on each side on the stern rail come into their own.

As a concession to cruising convenience, the mainsheet is taken to a bridle on the coachroof forward of the companionway.

Thanks to the modest width of the side decks and cockpit, the wide side decks run all the way aft on the Sadler 290

Thanks to the modest width of the side decks and cockpit, the wide side decks run all the way aft. Credit: David Harding

Many of us would prefer a traveller in the cockpit, but at least the sheet can be reached from the helm.

Peter has also replaced the original wire strops with longer strops in Dyneema to reduce the downward pull and give a better sheeting angle.

In the cockpit, a large locker to port swallows most of the usual gear , and the seats are close enough together for leg-bracing in a seaway.

Below decks the layout is unusual for a relatively modern boat in placing the heads between the saloon and forecabin, as was the norm until a few decades ago.

While not everyone will approve of this arrangement, it moves the saloon further aft into a beamier part of the boat.

It also allows the galley to be tucked away to port by the companionway steps, where it’s extremely secure and right out of the way.

A tall coachroof gives the Sadler 290 more than 6ft of headroom below. Credit: David Harding

A tall coachroof gives the Sadler 290 more than 6ft of headroom below. Credit: David Harding

A proper pillar handhold is at its forward end – a rare and useful feature. Abaft the chart table to starboard, the aft cabin is generous for a boat of this size.

By contrast, and as you would expect, the forecabin gets narrow towards the bow. The quality of joinery on 290s depends partly on who built them.

Sadler Yachts contracted the first boats to Rampart Yachts. Others, including Peter’s, were fitted out by Lauren Marine and later boats by Hillyard in Littlehampton.

With all the changes that affected her during her all-too-short production run, the Sadler 290 had a history that could only be described as chequered.

There’s no doubt that her potential was never realised, and the demand must surely remain for boats like this today.

The good thing is that there are owners like Peter who appreciate these remarkable boats for what they are.

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Hunter channel 31.

A self tacking job came as standard on the Hunter Channel 31. Credit: David Harding

A self tacking job came as standard on the Hunter Channel 31. Credit: David Harding

Hunter Boats and David Thomas arguably did more than any other builder and designer to show that boats with twin keels could really sail.

Some of the early twin-keelers went sideways almost as fast as they went forwards, but builders such as Hunter and Sadler did much to change that as well as offering twin keels on bigger boats.

Plenty of Hunter’s Channel 32s and 323s had twin keels. They were also offered on the Channel 31, which came later and was Hunter’s second boat over 30ft (9m).

The Hunter factory had previously been too small for boats of this size, the stretched versions of the Impala 28 (the Horizon 30 and Crusader 30) being the biggest in the range, but a bigger factory allowed expansion.

Originally due to appear at the London Boat Show in 1999, the Channel 31 was delayed by a year to allow time for refinements.

In the words of David Thomas, the 31 was ‘right down the middle between a club racer/one design and a cruiser you can sail anywhere’.

The Hunter Channel 31 was launched in 2000. Credit: Rupert Holmes

The Hunter Channel 31 was launched in 2000. Credit: Rupert Holmes

She was conceived to be pretty quick, and carried a big mainsail , but cruising concessions included the standard self-tacking jib.

Owners could choose an overlapping headsail if they wanted. A souped-up version, to be known as the 303, was planned but never built.

Under sail, the 31 is fast and rewarding; well balanced, stiff and responsive.

If she has a weakness it’s that the rudder struggles for grip when she’s seriously hard pressed, particularly downwind, when the well-swept spreaders make it hard to de-power that large mainsail.

Below decks she’s plusher than many of the earlier Hunters thanks to the styling by Ken Freivokh.

As David Thomas put it, ‘we gave this boat the things the Sigma 33 doesn’t have – more ballast, a proper keel and a new-fangled interior.’

The 34 was built with a double-skinned hull. Credit: David Harding

The 34 was built with a double-skinned hull. Credit: David Harding

Brand loyalty tends to be strong among boat owners, so it’s no surprise that owners of one Sadler will often look at another one when considering their next move.

Launched in 1984, the Sadler 34 was the longest and latest of the Sadler models from the original Sadler Yachts.

Whereas the 25, 29 and 32 were designed by David Sadler, the 26 and 34 were by his son, Martin, who founded the company.

The 34 soon established a reputation as a fast, well-balanced and supremely capable offshore passage-maker, distinguishing herself in multiple trans-Atlantic races as well as the Azores and Back (AZAB), Round Britain races and others.

She was also chosen to undertake a number of global circumnavigations .

In what had become a Sadler tradition by the time she was launched, she was built with the well-proven double-skinned hull that incorporated enough closed-cell polyurethane foam to keep her afloat in the event of major structural damage.

This was put to the test on one occasion, when a 34 was run down by a ship in the English Channel. She floated low in the water but lived to tell the tale.

Multiple keel choices were offered to potential buyers, including deep and shallow fins, twin keels and a centreplate.

Later fin-keelers were given new, low-cg keels designed by Stephen Jones to improve their stiffness.

With her relatively slim hull, the Sadler 34 is not the most spacious of boats below decks and the aft cabin is essentially a generous quarter berth, but it is otherwise a comfortable and practical layout.

Westerly Merlin

The Westerly Merlin is An easily handled family cruiser. Credit: David Harding

An easily handled family cruiser. Credit: David Harding

Westerly and Ed Dubois were another builder-and-designer team to shake up the image of the twin-keeled cruiser in the 1980s.

The earlier Laurent Giles-designed Westerlys, including the Merlin’s predecessor, the Konsort, had sailed better than they were often given credit for, but Dubois took the performance to a new level.

The Merlin is widely considered to be one of Westerly’s under-rated designs. She was launched in 1984 as the first model to have an owner’s cabin in the stern.

It was a good size and, combined with the spacious heads, roomy saloon and surprisingly sprightly performance, got her off to a good start commercially.

David Harding

David Harding has been testing boats for decades and is also a sailing photographer

Like most Westerlys, the Merlin went through several incarnations and the 28 later evolved into the Merlin 29, with the addition of a sugar scoop and an inboard rudder replacing the transom-hung original.

Then, in 1993, all the aft-cockpit Westerlys were given the ‘Regatta’ treatment: masthead rigs gave way to fractional rigs (though the Merlin had always been fractional anyway) and Ken Freivokh was called in to re-style the interiors.

The Regatta 290, as the Merlin 29 became, found a limited market but can make a great second-hand buy.

Had the Merlin been styled more sympathetically from the outset – the forward end of the coachroof especially – she might have acquitted herself rather better in commercial terms.

She would struggle to match the Sadler 290 for performance but, being up to 20 years older, can be found for a lot less money.

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  • Boat REF#  ·  304553
  • Length  ·  8.90m
  • Year  ·  2007
  • Construction  ·  GRP
  • Underwater profile  ·  Bilge
  • Sleeping berths  ·  6
  • Engine  ·  1 x diesel 20hp, Yanmar 3YM20 (2007)
  • Lying  ·  Gosport

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Sloop rigged Selden Aluminium spars (2007) with Stainless Steel standing rigging (2007)

Electrical Systems

12 volt battery, 240 shore power voltage, 3 batteries charged by: engine, shore power

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All seacocks apart from engine are made of corrosion free nylon

The Sadler 290 is a Category A RCD rated yacht so she is rated as “Ocean”

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2 burner propane Stove

2 halyard winches 3 sheet winches Electric Quick windlass 2 anchors (Bruce and Cobra) 30.00m of chain Avon dinghy () (Inflatable)

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AIS receiver and transmit

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This Sadler 290 has had one lucky owner since new! She has been very well maintained inside and out, upholstery good, woodwork good the list goes on. These boats offer a lot of space for 29ft and I am told by the owner she is actually also quite a quick boat. The Sadler 290 review in PBO (2004) said she is light to steer and beautifully responsive, a sturdy British twin keeler with added pace and style and don't forget the space!.

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Features Sadler 290. *** Project Build***. Moulded 2008 and partly fitted. Hull and deck joined. Interior Mouldings fitted. Structural bulkheads and most woodwork (teak) fitted. WC fitted. C/W seacocks. Saildrive plinth fitted to take Yanmar 20-30hp diesel. Selden mast and boom (2006). Additional mouldings not fitted: Anchor well and lid. Main hatch garage. Cockpit locker lid. Gas bottle bin. Stern door. Quarter berth locker bin. Engine instruments moulding. Transom trim. Rudder skins. 2 x keel spacer mouldings. 150 litre water tank. **NB: This is a build project, trailer included**. Serious enquiries only. Information at:

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History of Sadler Yachts

Sadler Yachts began its journey as a reputable boat manufacturer in the year 1972. Founded by brothers, Martin and Mike Sadler in Southampton, England, the company quickly gained recognition for its high-performing and reliable seaworthy vessels. The initial models produced by Sadler Yachts included the Sadler 25 and the Sadler 32, both of which were greatly appreciated for their build quality, design, and excellent sailing capabilities.

In the 1980s, designer David Sadler teamed up with Martin Sadler to introduce the Sadler 34, a boat model highly regarded for its double-skinned hull construction and unsinkable design. The company continued to grow and evolve, producing innovative and advanced boat models, including the Sadler Barracuda and the Sadler 29 - the latter of which remains one of the most popular cruising yachts in the UK to this day.

Over the years, Sadler Yachts underwent several management changes. In 2008, the company ceased operations but its legacy lived on with the formation of Sea Otter Boats, which produced Sadler Yachts under license. However, in 2019, the all rights and moulds for Sadler and Starlight Yachts were bought by Fortis Yachts Limited, headquartered in Dorset, England, keeping the prestigious legacy of Sadler Yachts alive.

Which models do Sadler Yachts produce?

Sadler Yachts produce a range of boats including the Sadler Yachts 32 , Sadler Yachts 34 , Sadler Yachts 26 and Sadler Yachts 29 . For the full list of Sadler Yachts models currently listed on TheYachtMarket.com, see the model list in the search options on this page.

What types of boats do Sadler Yachts build?

Sadler Yachts manufactures a range of different types of boats. The ones listed on TheYachtMarket include Sloop , Cruiser , Racing boat , Aft cockpit and Coastal cruiser .

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Used boats from Sadler Yachts on TheYachtMarket.com range in price from £7,950 GBP to £54,000 GBP with an average price of £19,700 GBP . A wide range of factors can affect the price of used boats from Sadler Yachts, for example the model, age and condition.

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Radiators fail once more: Moscow suburbs residents appeal to Putin

R esidents across the Moscow suburbs are besieged by a heating problem, for which they plead direct intervention from President Vladimir Putin. These individuals have yet to experience any semblance of home heating since winter started due to a dwindling supply of heating oil. The issue, one largely avoided by local authority communication, has left residents desperate to the point of directly appealing to the president.

While plots have been uncovered to disrupt Ukraine's infrastructure for a second consecutive winter, thus depriving civilians of heating, it seems Russians are now mired in their crisis. Irony drips from the fact that those under Putin's leadership are looking to cause turmoil in Ukraine, yet at home, they face a similar predicament.

Many dwellings within the Moscow agglomeration are presently without heat. The capital's residents are desperate, directly appealing to President Putin due to a perceived lack of alternate avenues for assistance. The absence of suitable heating functionality since winter commenced pushes them towards desperation with no relief in sight.

This seems improbable, but in Russia, it appears that anything can happen.

It remains uncertain if Vladimir Putin is actively addressing the heating crisis. Some experts suggest that Russia's heating oil reserves are depleting, which negatively affects residents' quality of life. Plagued by cold radiators and plummeting winter temperatures, these citizens have directly addressed their pleas to their head of state.

This heating crisis is happening in Elektrostal, a town approximately 71 miles from Moscow.

Ironically, Russia has constantly aimed to destroy the Ukrainian infrastructure since war broke out, deliberately trying to leave Ukrainians without heating during the harsh winters, aiming to break their strong will. It's an irony they now struggle with a domestic heating crisis, particularly near Moscow, their largest and most pivotal city.

Desperate individuals are reaching out to Vladimir Putin. They question his knowledge of the heating infrastructure conditions in the Moscow suburbs and the dire situations residents face there. Sundown brings no relief from the harsh Russian winter and without heating, their houses turn cold. With elections nearing, more and more residents find themselves reaching out directly to their president.

"Since winter's start, we've been without heating. This has been a yearly occurrence for the past three years. Despite paying for heating, we don't have enough. We implore you, help us!" - these are the desperate pleas from the heavily dressed populace dealing with the Russian winter conditions.

Experts attribute the heating oil shortage to international sanctions and surging demands for diesel fuel, pivotal to military operations. Russia now grapples with a dearth of raw materials essential for boiler and heating plant operation. As supplies dwindle, houses grow cold with little hope of any immediate corrective intervention.

It would be adequate if the war ceased, residents were prioritized, and attention accorded to their welfare.

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