Roberts 246
Description
The Bruce Roberts 246 is a high-performance, trailerable daysailer and pocket racer designed by Bruce Roberts in 1982, optimized for club racing or family day cruising with its responsive fractional Bermudan sloop rig and versatile keel options, making it an exciting performer that punches above its weight in light to moderate winds. At 24 feet 3 inches LOA, this compact design offers a spacious interior with full standing headroom (approximately 6 feet) and accommodations for 2–4 berths in a simple V-berth forward and convertible settees, built affordably via DIY plans in fiberglass or wood-epoxy for budgets under $15,000 complete. Featuring a buoyant hull with good stability from internal ballast, it's available in fixed keel (medium or deep draft for ultimate performance) or drop/lift keel versions with a lifting rudder for shallow-water access and easy trailering (under 3,500 lbs total weight), powered by a small outboard auxiliary (4–6 hp); while exact sail area details vary by build, the fractional rig typically supports around 220–260 square feet for nimble handling, with plans including full-size patterns, material lists, and step-by-step instructions from bruceroberts.com.
Construction Details
| Designer | Bruce Roberts-Goodson |
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| Length | 24.250 ft |
| LOA | 24.250 ft |
| LWL | 20.833 ft |
| Beam | 8.167 ft |
| Displacement | 3751 lb |
| Ballast | 1155 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.250 ft |
| Min Draft | 1.583 ft |
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