Rustler Yachts 42
Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1999
A 12.8-metre cutter with a 40% ballast ratio, engineered for heavy-weather stability and long-range blue water autonomy
Designed by Stephen Jones.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin With Rudder On Skeg
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The Rustler Yachts 42, on the water
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Character
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LivelyComfort 35Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.80Bluewater
LightD/L 309Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 17.4Powered-up
TenderBallast 40%Stiff
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
- Heavier than ~84% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~77% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2639 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.
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The Rustler Yachts 42 on video
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Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.4
Displacement / length
308.7
Comfort ratio
35.4
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1596
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1999
Designer
Stephen Jones
Builder
Rustler Yachts
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Pacific Seacraft 4012.85 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Crealock-designed cutter built for offshore stability with a conservative capsize screening of 1.73
Moody 4212.74 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead ketch offered with a center cockpit and an optional inside steering station for all-weather cruising
Tayana Vancouver 4212.73 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA heavy-displacement cutter with a 40% ballast ratio, designed for stable offshore passage-making since 1979
Grand Soleil 40 (Polli)12.90 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Matteo Polli-designed fractional sloop optimized for ORC competition with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio
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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.
Rustler Yachts 44A 13.5-metre cutter with a 2.1-metre draft and a 36% ballast ratio, engineered for deep-water stability and ocean passagesRustler Yachts 37A masthead sloop with a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder, designed by Stephen Jones for modern offshore cruisingRustler Yachts 33A Stephen Jones-designed fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for spirited performanceRustler Yachts 57A modern 17.4-metre cutter featuring a performance-oriented fin keel and spade rudder for precise handlingRustler Yachts 36A Holman and Pye designed masthead sloop featuring a heavy-displacement long keel hull built for offshore stability
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