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Malo Yachts 47

Cutter · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 2011

A cutter-rigged cruiser with a 39% ballast ratio, designed for a stiff and powerful offshore performance

Designed by Leif Angermark.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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 narrow beam gives 36 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 36
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 249
EasygoingPowered-up

21.3 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 21.3
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 39%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

  • Heavier than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1960 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.3
Displacement / length
248.6
Comfort ratio
36.4
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
8.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1846
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2011
Designer
Leif Angermark
Builder
Malo Yachts

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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
Nicholson 4814.53 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA heavy-displacement masthead ketch designed by Raymond Wall for comfortable, stable offshore passage making
Swan 48 - S&S14.60 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile Sparkman & Stephens design available in sloop or ketch configurations with an optional tall rig
Hallberg-Rassy 4414.45 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA modern 14.45-metre cruiser featuring a performance-oriented fractional rig and dual rudders for precise control
Oyster Marine 48514.78 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA robust cutter-rigged blue water cruiser developed from the 461, featuring a skeg-hung rudder for offshore security

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