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Najad Yachts 460

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2000

A Judel-Vrolijk fractional sloop rebranded as the Aphrodite 460, offering a stable, high-comfort cruiser design

Designed by Judel, Vrolijk & Co.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & 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 moderate beam gives 38 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 38
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.73
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 258
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.3
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 35%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~90% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2249 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.3
Displacement / length
257.6
Comfort ratio
38.2
Capsize screening
1.73
Hull speed
8.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1955
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2000
Designer
Judel, Vrolijk, Co
Builder
Najad Yachts

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