BoatsComfortbatar Smaragd

Comfortbatar Smaragd

Fin keel, spade rudder · 1972–2003

A slender, high-ballast Nordic racer-cruiser with a long production run spanning three decades

Designed by Lennart Sterner & Einar Ohlson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/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 moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

At 1.51 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.51
LightHeavy

187 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 187
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 22.6
TenderStiff

58% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 58%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

  • Narrower than ~98% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2902 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
57.6%
Rig & sail area
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.6
Displacement / length
186.5
Comfort ratio
28.2
Capsize screening
1.51
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
678
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1972–2003
Designer
Lennart Sterner, Einar Ohlson
Builder
Comfortbatar, Peryl, Svenska Nautic, Rivalbatar

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Beneteau 32310.01 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a 1.45m draft and bulb keel, optimized for coastal cruising comfort since 2001
Jeanneau 34.210.29 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Jacques Fauroux-designed masthead sloop widely favored for Mediterranean and Aegean charter fleets
Mirage 3310.21 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop offering a balanced, performance-oriented cruiser profile in a 33-foot hull

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