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Bowman Yachts 46 Corsair

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1972

A Holman and Pye designed masthead sloop built for offshore stability with a skeg-mounted rudder and deep fin keel

Designed by Holman, Pye & Kim Holman.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.81
LightHeavy

321 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 321
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.1

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.1
Displacement / length
321.4
Comfort ratio
33.3
Capsize screening
1.81
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1475
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1972
Designer
Holman, Pye, Kim Holman
Builder
Bowman

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Malo Yachts 45/4614.20 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 14-metre blue-water cruiser that evolved from the M45 to the M46, featuring a 39% ballast ratio for offshore stability
Bavaria Yachts 46 Cruiser (2005-2009)14.20 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 14.2-meter cruiser featuring a 1.85m draft and a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for efficient performance
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