SB20
One-design class · Tony Castro · Sportsboat World
- Boats
- 8
- Results
- 10
- Wins
- 8
- Races
- 2
- Length
- 6.15m
- Beam
- 2.15m
- Draft
- 1.5m
- Weight
- 0.7t
Why sailors choose the SB20
The SB20 is a Tony Castro 6-metre sportboat run as a strict one-design, so races are won by crew skill rather than spending. Sailors choose it because it is cheap to campaign, easy to trail and rig, and sailed sitting in rather than hiking hard, which suits crews of mixed ages and builds. It is a day racer only.
- Strict one-design, identical boats
- Affordable to buy and campaign
- Trailerable and quick to rig
- Sailed legs-in with a crew weight limit, so less physical
- International class with fleets in over 20 countries
Our note
Specifications
One-design class
- Designer
- Tony Castro
- Builder
- Sportsboat World
- Length
- 6.15m
- Beam
- 2.15m
- Draft
- 1.5m
- Displacement
- 685kg
- Ballast
- 327kg
Formerly the Laser SB3; displacement is hull weight including keel.
Published figures for the design; individual boats are often modified. Sources: sportsboatworld.com
What sailors and testers say · in our words, from the linked pages
Identical boats let skill decide races, it can be sailing within half an hour of launching, and legs-in sailing removes any athletic edge.
Sportsboat World (builder) · Sportsboat World
Against its rivals
The SB20 against four designs like it, from published figures. Swap any of the four. Each spoke is scaled to the largest of the five; a figure that isn't published sits at the centre (— in the table).
| Design | Length | Beam | Draft | Weight | Sail area | Power (SA/D) | Boats racing | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB20 | 6.2 m | 2.15 m | 1.50 m | 0.7 t | — | — | 8 | 8 |
| Mini 6.50 Proto | 6.5 m | 3.00 m | 2.00 m | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Mini 650 | 6.5 m | 3.00 m | 2.00 m | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| J/70 | 6.9 m | 2.25 m | 1.45 m | 0.8 t | 26 m² | 31.2 | 19 | 12 |
| Melges 24 | 7.3 m | 2.50 m | 1.52 m | 0.8 t | 33 m² | 38.6 | 12 | 14 |
| Boat | Sail no. | Skipper or owner | Years | Results | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTEAM | UKR 3740 | Stanislav GORDIENKO | 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| BRAVO | — | Pedro COSTA | 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| AP Hotels | — | — | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| AP HOTELS & RESORTS | POR 3738 | José Paulo RAMADA | 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| BBDOURO | POR 3620 | Francisca BARROS | 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| FPV | POR 3 | Francisco NETO | 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| XCELLENT | GBR 3834 | John POLLARD | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| ACTIVE SAILING | — | Viktoria CHEKUROVA | 2025 | 1 | — |
| Race | Results of this design | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais Vela | 7 | 5 | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy | 3 | 3 | 2022, 2024, 2025 |