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Maxi Yachts 68

Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1975–1981

A compact 6.8-metre fin-keeler with a 42% ballast ratio, built for stable coastal cruising in a manageable size

Designed by Pelle Petterson.

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

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The Maxi Yachts 68, 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.

TrailerableBeam 2.40 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,550 kg of hull, so roughly 2,150 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

2.09 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.09
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 205
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.0
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

What the fleet has seen

The Maxi Yachts 68, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Maxi Yachts 68 is a 6.8-meter sailboat designed by Pelle Petterson and built by Maxi Yachts and Borjesson Brothers between 1975 and 1981. It features a fin hull with a transom-hung rudder, a beam of 2.4 meters, a draft of 1.3 meters, and a displacement of 1549 kg. The design has a sail area to displacement ratio of 15.0 and a comfort ratio of 16.6.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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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
41.9%
Rig & sail area
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.0
Displacement / length
205.1
Comfort ratio
16.6
Capsize screening
2.09
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
549
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1975–1981
Units built
1200
Designer
Pelle Petterson
Builder
Maxi Yachts, Borjesson Brothers

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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.

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