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Fast Passage 39

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1976–1985

A William Garden-designed cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, built as both a kit and a factory-finished cruiser.

Designed by William Garden, built by Philbrook's Shipyard.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

1.72 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

249 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 249
EasygoingPowered-up

16.9 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.9
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

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

  • Heavier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2867 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.9
Displacement / length
249.4
Comfort ratio
34.2
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1416
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1976–1985
Units built
40
Designer
William Garden
Builder
Philbrook's Shipyard, Tollycraft

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Valiant Yachts 40-212.16 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed cutter built for offshore passage-making, featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a stiff, heavy hull
Passport Yachts 4012.02 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop offering tall rig and shallow draft options for versatile cruising
Hans Christian Christina 4012.14 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA fin-keeled cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, offering a more modern underwater profile for the Hans Christian fleet
Warrior 4012.00 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA cutter-rigged cruiser with a skeg-hung rudder and a 1.52m draft, built for steady offshore passages
Dufour Yachts 405 Grand Large12.17 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12-meter cruiser featuring a 2.03m fin keel and a balanced displacement-to-ballast ratio for stable coastal passages
C&C Yachts 3911.96 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1971-1974 production masthead sloop with a moderate displacement-to-length ratio, balanced for coastal cruising

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