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Malo Yachts 39

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/rudder On Partial Skeg · 1994–2004

A 12-metre cruiser with a 39% ballast ratio, built between 1994 and 2004 for predictable offshore performance

Designed by Leif Angermark.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/rudder On Partial Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.83
LightHeavy

264 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 264
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.5
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.5
Displacement / length
263.6
Comfort ratio
30.9
Capsize screening
1.83
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1418
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/rudder on partial skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1994–2004
Units built
87
Designer
Leif Angermark
Builder
Malo Yachts

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