BoatsCheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Clipper 48 Schooner

Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Clipper 48 Schooner

Long Keel · First built 1979

A schooner-rigged variant of the Luders design, featuring a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for its classic hull

Designed by A. E. Luders & Alfred E. Luders.

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 heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 41 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 41
CoastalBluewater

At 1.66 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.66
LightHeavy

352 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 352
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 22.6
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 227 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.9%
Rig & sail area
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.6
Displacement / length
352.1
Comfort ratio
41.2
Capsize screening
1.66
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1579
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Designer
A. E. Luders, Alfred E. Luders
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd

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Westsail 4213.08 mSame hull family1.5 m shorterA William Crealock-designed long-keel cutter sharing its hull mold with the aft-cockpit 43 for heavy-weather stability
Cabo Rico 42 Pilot14.17 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 2005 pilothouse evolution of the Paine-designed cutter, featuring a long keel and a high comfort ratio for stable offshore
Baba 4012.14 mSame hull family2.5 m shorterA 13-ton cutter with a 41.5 comfort ratio, built between 1980 and 1982 for steady, long-distance passage making
Morgan Yachts 4513.92 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA long-keeled masthead sloop with a high comfort ratio, built by Charles Morgan Jr. between 1966 and 1970

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