The sailplan is a 7/8 fractionalsloop with a single set of spreaders. The hull has a plumb stem, vertical transom, transom-hung kick-up rudder controlled by a tiller and an underbody with a shoal keel containing a centerboard.
Displacement is 1,300 lb (590 kg) and carries 120 lb (54 kg) of ballast in the centerboard, with an additional 400 lb (181 kg) of ballast in the keel.[2][3]
Sage 17 has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the centerboard extended and 1.75 ft (0.53 m) retracted, allowing beaching and simplifying transportation on a trailer.[2]
The boat is normally fitted with a two horsepower outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[2][3]
The cabin has sleeping accommodation for two people with a double "V"-berth in the cabin. Interior seating is port and starboard just aft of the "V"-berth at the companionway. A head is located under the aft end of the "V"-berth.[3]
The 98 sq ft (9.1 m2) main was offered with one or two reef points. Multiple headsails were available:
Roller reefing/furling headsail hardware was an option.[3]
Operational history
Sail magazine named the design one of its Best Boats of 2013, describing it as, "a pretty, seamanlike little thing that’s sure to draw admiring looks way out of proportion to its size."[6]
In Sail magazine's 2013 review Kimball Livingston wrote, "It's easy to like this boat. Anyone looking for a pocket cruiser more or less like this little one should ask for a dance."[7]
^ abcdeMcArthur, Bruce (2020). "Sage 17 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
^ abcdeSage Marine. "Sage 17". sagemarine.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
^McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Sage Marine (USA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
^Sage Marine. "Sage Marine". sagemarine.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021. At this time Sage Marine is in a state of hibernation. We are not building boats at this time.
^Livingston, Kimball (2 August 2017). "Sage 17 Pocket Cruiser". sailmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.