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Najad Yachts 450 CC

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2016

A Judel-Vrolijk fractional sloop designed for comfortable offshore cruising with a modern fin-and-bulb keel configuration

Designed by Judel, Vrolijk & Co.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

See her sail

The Najad Yachts 450 CC, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery

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 37 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 37
CoastalBluewater

At 1.69 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.69
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 218
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.8
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

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

  • Heavier than ~89% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~91% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2406 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Najad Yachts 450 CC, as the fleet has seen it

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The Najad Yachts 450 CC is a fractional sloop with a fin bulb and spade rudder, designed by Judel, Vrolijk, Co. and built by Najad Yachts since 2016. It measures 13.5 meters LOA, 4.0 meters beam, 2.4 meters draft, and displaces 14,200 kg. This model is an updated version of the Najad Yachts 440 CC, offering a shallow draft keel option of 2.1 meters. Aboard Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery, a new Najad 450 CC was delivered from the Southampton Boat Show to the factory in Sweden in late September, enduring intermittent rain during the transit.0:25 The boat was seen at the Båter i Sjøen 2024 boat show, where it was noted as a world premiere the previous weekend, available in both aft-cockpit and center-cockpit versions, each priced around 8 million NOK.23:08

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Najad Yachts 450 CC on video

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.8
Displacement / length
217.9
Comfort ratio
37.4
Capsize screening
1.69
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1901
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Vacuum Infused E-Glass Vinylester/Polyester
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2016
Designer
Judel, Vrolijk, Co
Builder
Najad Yachts

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Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Najad Yachts 440-1A heavy-displacement cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, designed for stable, comfortable offshore passage-makingNajad Yachts 410A Judel-Vrolijk designed fractional sloop built for offshore stability with a high comfort ratio and deep bulb keelNajad Yachts 395A Farr-designed fractional sloop available in both aft and center cockpit configurations, built for offshore stabilityNajad Yachts 441A heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a high comfort ratio, designed for stable, long-distance blue water cruisingNajad Yachts 505A Judel/Vrolijk-designed performance cruiser featuring a fractional rig and a high comfort ratio for long-distance sailing

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