Cabo Rico 56
Cutter · Long Keel · First built 2003
A heavy-displacement cutter designed by Chuck Paine, featuring a long keel and high comfort ratio for stable blue-water cruising
Designed by C. W. Paine.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Long Keel
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The Cabo Rico 56, on the water
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 44Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.69Bluewater
LightD/L 298Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 17.4Powered-up
TenderBallast 37%Stiff
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Heavier than ~88% of boats her size on file
- Draws more than ~77% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~95% of boats her size on file
Compared with 93 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
Seen 3 times across one channel of the fleet.
On the water
The Cabo Rico 56 on video
S/V SeaSprite Refit Update Late May 2026Hold Fast!Trawler Breaks Free of Mooring. Docks Itself Perfectly Across the River. Hold Fast!S/V Coralia - Sailing Offshore 700NM from South Florida to the Chesapeake BayHold Fast!S/V Coralia - Offshore Sailing from Cape Hatteras to Cape CanaveralHold Fast!Sailing S/V Coralia - Winter Passage to Cape HatterasHold Fast!S/V Coralia - Sailing to New EnglandHold Fast!
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.4
Displacement / length
298.3
Comfort ratio
43.6
Capsize screening
1.69
Hull speed
8.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2380
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2003
Designer
C. W. Paine
Builder
Cabo Rico Yachts
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TA Chaio Shipbuilding Co. (Taiwan) Ct-5616.92 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed masthead ketch with a long keel, built for heavy-displacement offshore comfort and stability
Formosa Yachts 5115.49 mSame hull family1.6 m shorterA William Garden-designed staysail ketch with a long keel that served as the foundation for multiple production yachts
Hans Christian 4312.99 mSame hull family4.1 m shorterA 12.99-meter staysail ketch with a long keel and high comfort ratio, built from 1974 to 1992 for steady offshore work
Vagabond 4714.20 mSame hull family2.9 m shorterA William Garden-designed staysail ketch with a long keel, built for heavy-displacement offshore comfort since 1972
Island Packet 43914.33 mSame hull family2.7 m shorterA modern 2021-launched cutter with a heavy-displacement hull and a 1.52-meter draft for stable, deep-water cruising
Dolphin 47 (Alden)14.30 mSame hull family2.8 m shorterA heavy-displacement staysail ketch from the board of John G. Alden, built for comfortable, stable blue-water cruising
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Related models
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
Cabo Rico 42 PilotA 2005 pilothouse evolution of the Paine-designed cutter, featuring a long keel and a high comfort ratio for stable offshoreCabo Rico 34A heavy-displacement cutter designed by W.I.B. Crealock, featuring a long keel for steady, comfortable blue-water cruisingCabo Rico 38 PHA pilothouse evolution of the Crealock hull, offering protected watch-keeping in a heavy-displacement cutterCabo Rico 40/42A stretched-stern evolution of the original CR 40, this long-keeled cutter offers a stable, heavy-displacement platformCabo Rico 38An aft-cockpit evolution of the Tiburon 36, offering a heavy-displacement cutter platform for stable blue-water sailing
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