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Luffe Yachts 48

Fractional Sloop · Fin Keel · First built 2003

A 14.75-metre fractional sloop built since 2003, balancing a 2.3-metre draft with a light 9,000kg displacement

Designed by Oluf Jrgensen.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin Keel

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The Luffe Yachts 48, on the water

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Footage from SEILmagasinet

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.94
LightHeavy

145 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 145
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 24.5
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1902 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Luffe Yachts 48, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Luffe Yachts 48 is a 14.8-meter fractional sloop with a fin keel, designed by Oluf Jrgensen and built by Luffe Yachts since 2003. It displaces 8999 kg and has a 2.3-meter draft. Aboard a Luffe Yachts 48, Dag Sem completed the ARC Plus transatlantic rally, finishing fifth in the cruising division.1:19 The boat, equipped with a carbon fiber rig, frequently achieved double-digit speeds during the 3,000-nautical-mile crossing from Las Palmas to Grenada.3:46 The autopilot failed before departure, requiring the crew to hand-steer the entire passage.4:20 Lacking a spinnaker or gennaker, the crew used a Code Zero, which needed extensive repairs with sail tape during the two-week voyage.4:52 Sem maintained high-speed internet via a portable Starlink unit mounted to the davits.6:34

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Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.5
Displacement / length
145.2
Comfort ratio
23.6
Capsize screening
1.94
Hull speed
8.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1846
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2003
Designer
Oluf Jrgensen
Builder
Luffe Yachts

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The family

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