BoatsBarracuda 45

Barracuda 45

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders · 1986–1989

A Tony Castro-designed fractional sloop built for speed, featuring a light displacement and a high sail area ratio

Designed by Tony Castro, built by Sadler Yahts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 1.07 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

2.13 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.13
LightHeavy

78 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 78
EasygoingPowered-up

27.6 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 27.6

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~92% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2341 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
27.6
Displacement / length
78.3
Comfort ratio
16.2
Capsize screening
2.13
Hull speed
8.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1876
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1986–1989
Units built
19
Designer
Tony Castro
Builder
Sadler Yahts

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