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New York Yacht Club 48 (S&S)

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1976

A Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop based on the Swan 47-2, featuring a keel-centerboard hull for versatile cruising

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens, built by Nautor.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 41 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 41
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.70
LightHeavy

323 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 323
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.1
TenderStiff

51% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 51%

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

  • Draws less than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 205 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
50.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.1
Displacement / length
322.7
Comfort ratio
40.8
Capsize screening
1.70
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1782
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1976
Units built
10
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Nautor

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.

Bristol Yachts 45.513.79 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a 3.35-metre keel-centerboard draft, built for deep-water cruising performance
Little Harbor 4413.51 mSame hull family1.1 m shorterA 13.5-metre cruiser with a 39.72 comfort ratio, built since 1983 for stable, heavy-displacement passage making
Brewer 4413.41 mSame hull family1.2 m shorterA stretched evolution of the 12.8 featuring a reverse transom and a versatile keel-centerboard configuration
Bristol Yachts 41.112.54 mSame hull family2.0 m shorterA masthead sloop with a deep 3.05-metre keel-centerboard draft, bridging the gap between the 411 and 43.3 models
Alden Yachts 5416.48 mSame hull family1.9 m longerAn extended-stern evolution of the 50-foot series, available in both center and aft cockpit layouts as well as cutter or ketch
Pearson Yachts 4012.17 mSame hull family2.4 m shorterA 12-meter masthead sloop with a deep 2.87-meter draft and high ballast ratio, built for stability and speed

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