Hylas 47
Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1986
A Sparkman & Stephens cutter designed for offshore passage-making with a stiff, heavy-displacement hull
Designed by Sparkman & Stephens, built by Queen Long Marine.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin With Rudder On Skeg
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The Hylas 47, on the water
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 39Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.75Bluewater
LightD/L 290Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 15.8Powered-up
TenderBallast 42%Stiff
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Heavier than ~89% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~82% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2148 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
On the water
The Hylas 47 on video
What they go for
Market signal
Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.
1seen for sale
Listed for sale at BVI Yacht Sales
from 59° North Sailingseen May 2026watch
A 1989 S&S design Hylas 47 listed for sale in St. Thomas
from 59° North Sailingseen June 2026watch
From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
289.5
Comfort ratio
38.9
Capsize screening
1.75
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1924
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1986
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Queen Long Marine, Hylas Yachts USA
Boats like this, on the water
More boats like her, on the water
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.
Swan 47 S&S14.58 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Sparkman & Stephens design #2201 featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability
Tayana 47 CC14.33 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed center cockpit cutter built for offshore comfort with a high sail area to displacement ratio
Moody 4614.06 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Bill Dixon-designed cutter with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for comfortable, stable blue-water cruising
Kelly-Peterson 4614.10 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Doug Peterson-designed cutter built for long-range comfort with a skeg-mounted rudder and a high displacement-to-length ratio
Liberty 45813.96 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterAn extended iteration of the Peterson 44 hull featuring a unique deck and coach roof configuration on a cutter rig
Hylas Yachts 4614.10 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for offshore performance with a high sail area to displacement ratio
The family
Related models
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
Hylas 49A Sparkman & Stephens cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, designed as a refined and updated evolution of the Hylas 47Hylas Yachts 46A German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for offshore performance with a high sail area to displacement ratioHylas 45.5A German Frers-designed masthead sloop featuring a skeg-hung rudder and an extended transom for improved accessHylas 54A German Frers-designed cutter with a high comfort ratio and bulb keel, built for stable, long-distance blue water cruisingStevens 47A heavy-displacement cutter with a 45% ballast ratio, designed for stable and predictable offshore passage-makingHylas 44A 13-metre cruiser featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a substantial 49% ballast ratio for offshore stability
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