Sandpiper 565

The Sandpiper 565 is trailerable sailboat that was designed by the British-based Portuguese naval architect Leonardo da Costa Sayago and first built in 1972.

[1][2][3] The boat was built by Sandpiper Marine of Southampton, England, United Kingdom and C&L Boatworks in Canada, with a total of 1500 completed.

With its fully retractable daggerboard keel it can operate in shallow water, including being easily beached.

[4] In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "The Sandpiper's cabin has some real lounging space and plenty of room to sleep two adults, and possibly one or two young children.

This boat does have a fairly small cockpit, and with a total weight of 1200 pounds, it is starting to be a heavy load to pull behind a family car.

A Sandpiper 565 mooring with the keel up, in shallow water
Sandpiper 565
Sandpiper 565