Lotus 10.6 Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

34.75' · 10.59 m

Disp.

10,980 lbs · 4,980 kg

First year

1980

The Lotus 10.6, designed by the prolific New Zealand naval architect Alan Wright, stands as one of the most successful and enduring cruiserracers to emerge from the South Pacific during the late 1970s and 1980s. Known for balancing a highvolume interior with a slippery, wellmannered hull, the Lotus 10.6 was a departure from the narrow, pinchedstern designs of the IOR era. Instead, Wright focused on a broader beam and a flatter run aft, which granted the boat exceptional stability and internal living space that rivaled much larger vessels of its time. While many were professionally finished by yards such as Cavalier Yachts, the model was also available as a hullanddeck package, leading to a degree of variation in interior finish quality depending on the original builder.