BoatsGallart 13.5 MS

Gallart 13.5 MS

Masthead Ketch · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1984

A D. Presles-designed masthead ketch featuring a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder, built for stable, long-range cruising

Designed by D. Presles, built by Astilleros J. Gallart.

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 moderate beam gives 30 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.93
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 241
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 22.4
TenderStiff

30% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 30%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Heavier than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2456 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.4
Displacement / length
240.8
Comfort ratio
30.0
Capsize screening
1.93
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1820
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1984
Designer
D. Presles
Builder
Astilleros J. Gallart, Gallart Shipyard (Astilleros Gallart)

Boats like this, on the water

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Hylas 4413.46 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 13-metre cruiser featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a substantial 49% ballast ratio for offshore stability
Jeanneau Sun Magic 4413.34 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA high-volume charter veteran also marketed as the Atlantic 44, built for stable cruising with a 2.12-metre fin keel
Hunter Marine 450 Passage13.49 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 45-foot cruiser with a bulb-fin keel and spade rudder, engineered for stable, comfortable offshore passage-making
Hallberg-Rassy 43 MKI13.57 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA masthead-rigged blue water cruiser featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a stable, heavy-displacement hull
Lafitte Yachts 4413.51 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, built for high-quality offshore cruising
Catalina Yachts 44513.54 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 13.5-metre fractional sloop featuring a deep 2.11-metre fin keel with bulb and spade rudder for coastal stability

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