BoatsSaffier Yachts Sl 46

Saffier Yachts Sl 46

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2025

A high-performance fractional sloop designed by Hennevanger and van de Stadt, offered in distinct MED and NORTH layouts

Designed by Dean Hennevanger & Kees van de Stadt.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

See her sail

The Saffier Yachts Sl 46, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from SEILmagasinet

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 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.03
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 154
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 24.5
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.

  • Beamier than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1863 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Saffier Yachts Sl 46, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Saffier Yachts Sl 46 is a 14.9-meter performance cruiser, designed by Dean Hennevanger and Kees van de Stadt, built by Saffier Yachts since 2025. It features a fractional sloop rig and a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, displacing 10,900 kg. The Sl 46 is offered in two versions, MED and NORTH, with distinct cockpit and deck layouts; the MED version includes movable cockpit benches and a low aft deck swim platform, while the NORTH version has a dinghy garage and an expansive sun platform. Aboard SEILmagasinet, the Sl 46 maintained speeds of 7.5 to 7.8 knots while beating at 40 degrees to the wind during sea trials in 8 to 10 meters per second of wind.41:38 The boat incorporates an all-electric sail control system and a carbon mast from Selden.5:25 Its vacuum-infused hull is reinforced with a structural steel frame for rigidity.10:57 Deck features include a hidden mainsheet winch beneath the cockpit sole.44:06 Below deck, the interior has a modern, minimalist aesthetic with rounded corners.8:05 The boat is powered by an 80-hp Yanmar engine and uses a 24-volt electrical system with lithium batteries.4:21

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Saffier Yachts Sl 46 on video

What broke, what changed

Gear aboard, as the crews told it

Moments from individual boats of this model that the fleet has filmed — one crew, one piece of kit, one day on the water. Not a review of the class, and not a count of anything.

  • FailedNavionics

    The navigation app, used for 15 years, was found to have outdated chart data and uncorrected errors regarding new light installations.

    aboard SEILmagasinetseen July 202529:08

  • ComparedOrcaweighed against Skippo

    The app was compared to Skippo and Navionics for navigation, and was praised for its clear chart display and real-time AIS integration.

    aboard SEILmagasinetseen July 202532:12

  • WorkingYanmar

    The boat is powered by an 80 hp Yanmar engine, which was noted for its quiet operation and lack of vibration.

    aboard SEILmagasinetseen July 20254:21

Each line is one crew's account of their own boat. Another Saffier Yachts Sl 46 may be fitted out entirely differently.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.5
Displacement / length
154.1
Comfort ratio
24.1
Capsize screening
2.03
Hull speed
8.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2146
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2025
Designer
Dean Hennevanger, Kees van de Stadt
Builder
Saffier Yachts

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