Quickstep 21 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · centerboard

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

20.83' · 6.35 m

Displ.

2,500 lbs · 1,134 kg

First year

1987

The Quickstep 21 is a refined, trailerable pocket cruiser that emerged from the collaboration between Gary Lannigan of Quickstep Sailboats and designer Michael Price. Introduced in the late 1980s as the "younger sister" to the wellregarded Quickstep 24, the boat was intended to offer the build quality of a much larger offshore vessel in a compact, manageable package. Constructed by C.E. Ryder in Bristol, Rhode Island—a yard known for producing the Southern Cross and Sea Sprite lines—the Quickstep 21 reflects a "nocompromise" approach to smallboat construction. It features a handlaminated fiberglass hull, a balsacored deck, and lead ballast, distinguishing it from many contemporary production daysailers. With only approximately 40 hulls produced between 1988 and 1992, it remains a rare find on the used market, highly prized by enthusiasts for its traditional aesthetic and robust engineering.