Trapper TS240 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Hull Type

Monohull · lifting

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

25.18' · 7.67 m

Disp.

2,600 lbs · 1,179 kg

First year

1980

The Trapper TS240 is a versatile, liftingkeel trailersailer that emerged during a transformative period for its builder, Trapper Yachts. Following the acquisition of Anstey Yachts by The Granary Group in 1974, the company shifted its focus from the traditional longkeeled designs of the 1960s toward the performanceoriented, modern aesthetics of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Designed by the esteemed naval architect Ed Dubois, the TS240 was engineered to balance the portability of a trailerable boat with the seakeeping capabilities of a coastal cruiser. It represents a refined evolution of the Trapper 240, specifically optimized for shallowdraft navigation and ease of transport. The vessel's lineage is tied to the broader Trapper family, including the more raceoriented Trapper 250 and the larger, successful Trapper 500/501 series, all of which benefitted from Dubois's ability to maximize hull speed within RORC and IORinfluenced parameters.