Overview
The Ocean 71 is an E. G. van de Stadt ketch built by Southern Ocean Shipyard in England from 1970, built from 1970.
Design and Construction
sailboatdata.com lists a fin keel with a skeg-hung rudder, 71 ft overall on a 59.3 ft waterline, 17.33 ft of beam and 8.25 ft of draft. Displacement is 75,000 lb with 20,500 lb of ballast, and the masthead ketch carries about 3,100 sq ft.
Buyers Notes
John Neal rates it 2 of 5: powerful, but many have had blister problems and the boats are now very old (see Known Issues).
