BoatsNew York Yacht Club 42 (Frers)

New York Yacht Club 42 (Frers)

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2005

A German Frers-designed fractional sloop built by Nautor's Swan, developed as a high-performance one-design for the NYYC

Designed by German Frers, built by Nautor.

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 light displacement on a moderate beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.05
LightHeavy

140 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 140
EasygoingPowered-up

25.8 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 25.8
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~98% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2624 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
25.8
Displacement / length
140.4
Comfort ratio
21.2
Capsize screening
2.05
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1706
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2005
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Nautor

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