Sailart 20 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Sailart 20 means considering a popular small cruiser from the Rhineland that has been built in Erftstadt since 2002, with 217 examples launched and production continuing. At just over six metres overall and trailering behind a midsize car, it is a compact, hand-built foam-core boat aimed at family overnights and easy single-handed sailing rather than bluewater passage making.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every Sailart 20 carries four berths: a wide foredeck bunk two metres long and 1.83 metres across amidships that tapers to 44 centimetres at the tip, plus an aft starboard berth of 2.45 by 0.75 metres and a port berth as wide but half a metre shorter to clear the small galley cupboard. The “Momo” galley packs a cooker, sink with mini tank, and cool box, and a chemical WC fits under the ladder or companionway. Two superstructure window plans exist — one window per side, or two with one opening — and a premium version adds teak cockpit and mahogany interior. The open stern is standard across the range.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Factory boats left complete and ready-to-go, powered by an outboard with a 10-litre fuel tank and carrying a 10-litre fresh water tank plus a chemical holding tank. The standard self-tacking jib and a bowsprit for a large gennaker define the sail plan; a swivelling keel gives the shallow 0.60 m alternative draught. For buyer consequence, the meaningful clusters are sail handling — the self-tacking jib and optional gennaker gear — and comfort: the flexible table that works in cockpit or cabin, the premium teak and mahogany trim, and the small galley and head arrangements. Most other items are minor personal additions.
What to Inspect
The swivelling-keel halyard once used a wire leader that could make the tackle twist and stiffen anchor, though the yard devised a remedy. At the mast base, laminated deck reinforcement can soften if moisture enters through loose screws or wrongly fitted plugs anchor; check the wood-reinforced mast foot and surrounding deck for signs of ingress. Otherwise the foam-core hull needs no cockpit bilge pump.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Availability follows the builder’s Rhineland base. For a buyer, the short checklist is: confirm keel halyard runs free without twist, probe the mast-base deck for softness, verify berth layout matches your crew size, and decide whether the open stern and modest tankage fit your use. A sound example offers trailerable, unsinkable, family-friendly cruising with strong material retention.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Sailart 20. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26 | 1 | $28,588 | — |
Where they're listed
Sailart 20 listings appear across 1 country. Germany has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | $28,588 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Sailart 20You are here | — | $ 28,588 | 1 | 0 |