Sailart 18-2 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a used Sailart 18-2 means looking at a Frank Störck design built by Sailart as a deliberate departure from the micro-tonner class — a fast leisure craft, not a racer. The 20-foot foam-sandwich sloop is unsinkable by construction, which shapes both what you inspect and how you judge a used example.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every 18-2 carries the same core plan: a small cabin with a 200-by-161-centimetre berth, 79 centimetres of space above it, and 126 centimetres under the forward hatch. The superstructure windows open, and a piping rail runs both deck-hull seams for stowage bags. The wide cockpit holds outhaul straps for crew weight placement and gives access through two watertight hatches to a stern locker about two metres wide and over a metre long. A 3D centreboard on the superstructure and a cassette rudder that lifts in one motion are standard; the transom's twin steel plates each side receive a swim ladder or motor bracket.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The most consequential optional gear on these boats is the recovery trumpet for the gennaker and the carbon-fibre boom, which does without fittings to save weight. A furling jib system sits below deck in the anchor locker as standard. Buyers should treat the carbon boom and recovery trumpet as the upgrades that matter for sail handling; lesser comforts and electronics are secondary to the rig and recovery hardware on a boat this size.
What to Inspect
The defining used-boat question is buoyancy integrity. The epoxy-foam voids and two buoyancy chambers are what let the hull lie horizontally and be bailed out if flooded, so confirm the forward cockpit-to-cabin foam and bow-section foam are intact and the watertight cockpit hatches seal. Check the rudder cassette for clean single-motion lift and catch, and verify the 3D centreboard articulates for narrow sheet angles. The furling gear below deck in the anchor locker should operate without binding, and the aft stainless plates must still accept the swim ladder and motor bracket.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
For a used 18-2, check:
- Buoyancy foam and chamber structure undisturbed; cockpit hatches watertight
- Rudder cassette lifts and catches cleanly; centreboard moves freely
- Below-deck furling jib and optional gennaker recovery trumpet present and functional
- Carbon boom fitted as upgrade; berth and openable windows serviceable
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Sailart 18-2. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 2 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 | 1 | $34,781 | — |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $14,956 | -57.0% |
Where they're listed
Sailart 18-2 listings appear across 1 country. Germany has the most listings with 2.
Country view
2 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | $24,869 | 2 | 1 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
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3 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swift Craft 18 | 18' | $ 3,768 | 11 | 5 |
| Beneteau First 18 | 18.04' | $ 19,596 | 6 | 3 |
| Sailart 18-2You are here | — | $ 24,869 | 2 | 1 |