Clipper 60

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The Clipper 60, on the water

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 39 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 39

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

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

Displacement / length 166

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

Heavier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 741 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Clipper 60, as the fleet has seen it

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The Clipper 60 is a 18.3-meter masthead ketch designed by David Pedrick and built by Colvic Craft between 1996 and 1997. It features a fin keel with a spade rudder and displaces 23,998 kg. The design is derived from the Nicholson 58/60 - Bluewater 58, with modifications for ocean racing, including a new deck layout and an enlarged rig. The Clipper 60 was used in the Clipper Round the World event until 2003, when it was replaced by the Clipper 68.2:56 Analysis of ARC entry data from 2020 to 2025 shows the Clipper 60 is among the most frequently used monohulls for ocean passages, with 10 entries, tying with the Bavaria Yachts CRUISER 51 and the Beneteau First 47.7.2:27

The living fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Ketch

Ratios

Displacement / length

165.6

Comfort ratio

38.7

Capsize screening

1.66

Hull speed

9.7 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

2909

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

1996–1997

Units built

8

Designer

David Pedrick

Builder

Colvic Craft

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Related models

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Nicholson 58A staysail ketch with a deep 3.96-metre draft, later adapted as the base for the Clipper 60 round-the-world fleet

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