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Shipman 63

Cutter · Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders · First built 2005

A high-performance J&J cutter with a lifting keel and dual rudders, engineered for fast, long-range ocean passages

Designed by J&J Yacht Design.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders

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 narrow beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.96
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 84
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 27.6
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

  • Draws more than ~92% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 549 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
27.6
Displacement / length
84.4
Comfort ratio
23.2
Capsize screening
1.96
Hull speed
10.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
3351
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & dual rudders
Construction
Composite / full prepreg carbon-epoxy construction
Ballast type
Lead Bulb
Production
Years built
First built 2005
Designer
J&J Yacht Design
Builder
Shipman, Seaway

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