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Golden Wave 42

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1981–1983

A Robert H. Perry masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, designed for offshore stability and comfort

Designed by Robert H. Perry, built by Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd.

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

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The Golden Wave 42, on the water

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Character

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LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 36 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 36
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.74
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 276
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.8
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

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

  • Heavier than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2639 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Golden Wave 42, as the fleet has seen it

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The Golden WAVE 42 is a 12.8-meter masthead sloop designed by Robert H. Perry and built by Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. between 1981 and 1983. It features a fin keel with a rudder on a skeg, a beam of 3.9 meters, a draft of 1.9 meters, and a displacement of 11,339 kg. The Golden WAVE 42 has a comfort ratio of 35.9 and a sail area to displacement ratio of 16.8.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.8
Displacement / length
275.9
Comfort ratio
35.9
Capsize screening
1.74
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1554
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1981–1983
Units built
22
Designer
Robert H. Perry
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd

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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.

C&C Yachts Landfall 4312.83 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA robust masthead sloop from C&C designed for comfortable cruising with a skeg-mounted rudder and moderate draft
Shake Down SAIL to Beckwith Island & Kill the Macoui [E272]12:10from Wildly Intrepid Sailing
Passport Yachts 4212.80 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Stan Huntingford-designed cutter featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a stable, heavy-displacement hull for offshore work
REUNITED! These Brothers Sailed Around The World For 10 YEARS Together! Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 4130:04from Sailing SV Delos
Valiant Yachts 4212.80 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed offshore cutter featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a heavy displacement hull for blue-water stability
Matt Rutherford // Around the Arctic (in a Valiant This Time!)6:36from 59° North Sailing
Moody 4212.74 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead ketch offered with a center cockpit and an optional inside steering station for all-weather cruising
Moody or Beneteau? - Episode 122 - Lady K Sailing8:54from Lady K Sailing
Rustler Yachts 4212.80 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.8-metre cutter with a 40% ballast ratio, engineered for heavy-weather stability and long-range blue water autonomy
Rustler 42 - A Trans Atlantic Yacht Delivery: Bermuda to Azoresfrom Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery
Hinckley Yachts 42 Competition12.80 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA performance-oriented masthead sloop by McCurdy & Rhodes, built on the proven hull lines of the Hinckley Sou'Wester
[OFF MARKET] Hinckley Sou'wester 51 Competition (MOMENTUM) Sea Trial, with Owner - Berthon Int.0:08from Berthon International

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Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Golden Wave 48A Britton Chance Jr. design featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in a 14.5-metre hullGolden Wave 38A David Pedrick-designed masthead sloop built by Cheoy Lee, featuring a stiff fin keel and rudder on skegCheoy Lee 35A Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for balanced offshore cruisingPH 41A Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for performance since 1975Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Pedrick 43A David Pedrick-designed masthead sloop featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a balanced displacement for offshore cruisingCheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Pedrick 38A 1980s masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder and moderate displacement, sharing her hull lines with the Golden Wave 38

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