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Challenger Yachts Anacapa 42

Cutter · Long Keel · First built 1972

An aft-cockpit evolution of the original 1969 design, featuring a bowsprit and a long-keel hull for steady tracking

Designed by Ted Carpentier.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

1.84 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.84
LightHeavy

259 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 259
EasygoingPowered-up

12.6 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 12.6
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 351 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.6
Displacement / length
259.3
Comfort ratio
32.0
Capsize screening
1.84
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1579
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1972
Designer
Ted Carpentier
Builder
Challenger Yachts

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Island Packet 4012.19 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA 12.19-meter cutter featuring a 1.42-meter draft that balances offshore stability with shoal-water accessibility
Islander Yachts Freeport 4112.50 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA long-keeled staysail ketch derived from the Islander 40MS, featuring an interior redesign by Robert Perry
Whitby Boatworks 4212.80 mSame hull family0.2 m longerAn Edward S. Brewer-designed long-keeled ketch built for offshore comfort and stability over a long production run
Island Packet 4413.41 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA 13.4-meter blue-water cutter with a 1.47-meter draft, balancing heavy-displacement stability with shoal-water access
Island Packet 4513.79 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA 45-foot cutter with a 1.47-meter draft, balancing substantial displacement with shoal-water accessibility
Morgan Yachts Out Island 4112.57 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA prolific long-keeled masthead sloop designed by Charles Morgan Jr. that became a staple of the global charter trade

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