BoatsLe Comte Fastnet 45

Le Comte Fastnet 45

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1968

An A.E. Luders-designed masthead sloop available in flush deck or coachroof configurations for offshore cruising

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

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

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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 37 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 37
CoastalBluewater

At 1.68 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.68
LightHeavy

313 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 313
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.1
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 36%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.1
Displacement / length
313.2
Comfort ratio
37.2
Capsize screening
1.68
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1437
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1968
Units built
19
Designer
A. E. Luders, Alfred E. Luders
Builder
A. Le Comte, LeComte Yachts

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