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Liberty 458

Cutter · Fin with rudder on skeg · 1981–present

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.1
Displacement / length
211.0
Comfort ratio
37.8
Capsize screening
1.65
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1862
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1981–present
Units built
31
Designer
Peter Hoyt, D. Peterson
Builder
Shin Fa, Liberty Yachts (TAIWAN), Shing Fa Boatbuilding Co., Ltd.

Design & history

The LIBERTY 458 is an extended version of the PETERSON 44 hull design with a different deck and coach roof. A related version, the DELTA 46, came from the same yard with a different interior and was originally intended for the European charter trade.

Notable features
Different deck and coach roof from PETERSON 44
Variants
  • DELTA 46
Design

Extended version of the PETERSON 44 hull design with a different deck and coach roof.

Production

The DELTA 46 was built by the same yard with a different interior and originally intended for the European charter trade.

Curated reference notes

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