BoatsDiva 45

Diva 45

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1985–1990

A lightweight 12.55-metre fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for speed from 1985 to 1990

Designed by Bernt Lindquist, built by Fabola Boats.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.04
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 141
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 22.8
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

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

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

Compared with 2714 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.8
Displacement / length
140.8
Comfort ratio
21.4
Capsize screening
2.04
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1656
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1985–1990
Designer
Bernt Lindquist
Builder
Fabola Boats

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