The SB20 is an excellent all-round boat that can be sailed by both families and Olympic sailors on a level playing field. Good for yachting, great for racing! Very strong and well built, extremely safe, well behaved and easy to handle, even in a strong breeze.

Designed by Tony Castro, the SB20 is a British-built strict one-design 6.15m keelboat conceived as a wide appeal, affordable, competitive sportsboat for teams of three or four sailors male or female.

The SB20 is a one-design class of sailboat commonly used for racing. Marketed and distributed by Sportsboat World the boat was designed by Tony Castro and launched in 2002. The SB20 was originally called the Laser SB3, and was marketed and distributed by Laser Performance under license from the designer.

The SB20’s design features a modern hull shape, a powerful sail plan, and a responsive, yet forgiving nature, ensuring thrilling and competitive racing experiences. Its one-design class status means that all boats are built to the same specifications, ensuring fair and exciting competition where skill and strategy prevail.

Designed to determine if a boat has blue water capability. The CSF compares beam with displacement since excess beam contributes to capsize and heavy displacement reduces capsize vulnerability. The boat is better suited for ocean passages (vs coastal cruising) if the result of the calculation is 2.0 or less. The lower the better.

The SB20 Class has been created as a strict one-design sportsboat where the true test when raced is between crews and not boats and equipment. The fundamental objective of these class rules is to ensure that this concept is maintained. SB20 hulls, hull appendages, tillers, rigs and sails shall only be manufactured by the licensed manufacturers.

Devoti Sailing announces SB20 boat production, bringing expert craftsmanship to this iconic one-design class. A new era begins for competitive keelboat sailing.

The SB20 is a strict one-design suitable for crews of three or four sailors of all shapes, sizes and ages. It’s designed to give everyone a fair chance at winning a race and physical condition does not play a role in how competitive your crew can be: there’s no sitting out.

Experience the pleasure of owning a boat that is exciting to sail, easy to maintain, and simple to launch and trail behind a car. Safe, stiff and stable, the SB20 is the original easy, affordable 6.15m racing keelboat.

If you are interested in buying, selling, racing or tuning an SB20 within the UK then we are here to help. We are affiliated to the International class association and work closely with Sportsboatworld who are the design rights holders and distributors for new boats and parts.