Hylas 49
Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1992
A Sparkman & Stephens cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, designed as a refined and updated evolution of the Hylas 47
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 49, on the water
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Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 34Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.80Bluewater
LightD/L 232Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 19.9Powered-up
TenderBallast 45%Stiff
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
- Heavier than ~82% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~78% of boats her size on file
Compared with 1863 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.
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 Hylas 49 listed for sale in Grenada
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
45.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.9
Displacement / length
231.6
Comfort ratio
34.0
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
8.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2010
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1992
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Queen Long Marine, Hylas Yachts USA
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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.
Dufour Yachts 4815.29 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA 15.29-metre performance cruiser with a 4.85-metre beam and a 2.35-metre draft for offshore stability
Orion 5015.09 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Gary Mull-designed staysail ketch built for offshore stability with a heavy displacement and skeg-mounted rudder
Swan 47 S&S14.58 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Sparkman & Stephens design #2201 featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability
Hallberg-Rassy 4614.78 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA German Frers-designed bluewater cruiser built for stability and comfort with a high ballast ratio and skeg-hung rudder
Dufour Yachts 500 Grand Large15.10 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 15.1-meter fractional sloop with a 2.3-meter bulb keel, produced from 2011 to 2015 before the 512 update
Swan 48 - S&S14.60 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA versatile Sparkman & Stephens design available in sloop or ketch configurations with an optional tall rig
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 47A Sparkman & Stephens cutter designed for offshore passage-making with a stiff, heavy-displacement hullHylas 54A German Frers-designed cutter with a high comfort ratio and bulb keel, built for stable, long-distance blue water cruisingHylas 45.5A German Frers-designed masthead sloop featuring a skeg-hung rudder and an extended transom for improved accessHylas Yachts 46A German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for offshore performance with a high sail area to displacement ratioHylas 48A Bill Dixon-designed masthead sloop built for offshore comfort with a heavy displacement and stable motionHylas 51A German Frers-designed masthead sloop also marketed as the CYC 51, built for offshore comfort and charter capability
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