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Morgan Yachts Out Island 49

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · First built 1976

A rare masthead ketch with a long-keel hull and a high comfort ratio, built for stable, long-distance cruising

Designed by Charles Morgan Jr.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Long Keel

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 40 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 40
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 241
EasygoingPowered-up

12.0 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 12.0

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

  • Heavier than ~92% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~94% of boats her size on file

Compared with 192 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.0
Displacement / length
241.4
Comfort ratio
40.3
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
8.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2305
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1976
Units built
6
Designer
Charles Morgan Jr
Builder
Morgan Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Island Packet 43914.33 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA modern 2021-launched cutter with a heavy-displacement hull and a 1.52-meter draft for stable, deep-water cruising
Cabo Rico 5617.07 mSame hull family2.1 m longerA heavy-displacement cutter designed by Chuck Paine, featuring a long keel and high comfort ratio for stable blue-water cruising
Island Packet 4413.41 mSame hull family1.5 m shorterA 13.4-meter blue-water cutter with a 1.47-meter draft, balancing heavy-displacement stability with shoal-water access
Hans Christian 4312.99 mSame hull family2.0 m shorterA 12.99-meter staysail ketch with a long keel and high comfort ratio, built from 1974 to 1992 for steady offshore work
Vagabond 4714.20 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA William Garden-designed staysail ketch with a long keel, built for heavy-displacement offshore comfort since 1972
Formosa Yachts 5115.49 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA William Garden-designed staysail ketch with a long keel that served as the foundation for multiple production yachts

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