Snapdragon 890 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · twin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

29' · 8.84 m

Disp.

7,500 lbs · 3,402 kg

First year

1971

The Snapdragon 890, produced by Thames Marine at their Canvey Island facility, represents the final evolution of the brand’s highly successful 29foot cruising hull. Launched in the late 1970s as a refined successor to the Snapdragon 29, the 890 was designed to provide a more modern aesthetic and improved interior amenities while maintaining the "goanywhere" utility of the earlier bilgekeel models. With its distinctive highvolume hull and robust fiberglass layup, the 890 was marketed toward families seeking a safe, stable coastal cruiser capable of navigating the drying harbors of the UK and Northern Europe. Although Thames Marine ceased operations in the early 1980s, the 890 remains a staple of the secondhand market, often viewed as a "big" 29footer due to its substantial beam and generous interior volume.