Explorer 45 (HUNTINGFORD)

Staysail Ketch · Long Keel · 1977–1982

Specifications

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

34.8%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Staysail Ketch

Ratios

SA / displacement

12.1

Displacement / length

340.8

Comfort ratio

40.8

Capsize screening

1.68

Hull speed

7.8 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1579

Hull

Hull type

Long Keel

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

1977–1982

Units built

22

Designer

Stan Huntingford

Builder

C, L Marine (Taiwan), C&L Marine Corp (TAIWAN)

Design & history

The Explorer 45 (Huntingford) was available with a cutter rig and a MK II version was also offered.

Class · Not stated.

Notable features

Available with a cutter rigReported sail area of 861 sq ft

Variants

Design

Not stated.

Production

Not stated.

Curated reference notes

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