Stevens 47
Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1981–1986
A heavy-displacement cutter with a 45% ballast ratio, designed for stable and predictable offshore passage-making
Designed by Sparkman & Stephens, built by Queen Long (Tiawan).
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin With Rudder On Skeg
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Character
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LivelyComfort 36Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.80Bluewater
LightD/L 266Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 16.8Powered-up
TenderBallast 45%Stiff
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
- Heavier than ~86% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~82% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2129 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.8
Displacement / length
265.6
Comfort ratio
35.5
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1922
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1981–1986
Units built
56
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Queen Long (TIAWAN), Hylas Yachts USA
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.
Moody 4614.06 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Bill Dixon-designed cutter with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for comfortable, stable blue-water cruising
Swan 47 S&S14.58 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Sparkman & Stephens design #2201 featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability
Tayana 47 CC14.33 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed center cockpit cutter built for offshore comfort with a high sail area to displacement ratio
Kelly-Peterson 4614.10 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Doug Peterson-designed cutter built for long-range comfort with a skeg-mounted rudder and a high displacement-to-length ratio
Liberty 45813.96 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterAn extended iteration of the Peterson 44 hull featuring a unique deck and coach roof configuration on a cutter rig
Hylas Yachts 4614.10 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for offshore performance with a high sail area to displacement ratio
The family
Related models
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
Stevens 50An aft-cockpit cruiser featuring a pilot house option and a fin keel with a skeg-mounted rudderStevens 50 PHA 15-metre cutter featuring a pilot house and a high ballast-to-displacement ratio for offshore stabilityStevens 40A Sparkman & Stephens cutter with a keel-centerboard configuration, designed for versatility in varying depthsStevens 42A Sparkman & Stephens cutter designed for comfortable offshore cruising with a skeg-mounted rudder and stable hull formHylas 47A Sparkman & Stephens cutter designed for offshore passage-making with a stiff, heavy-displacement hullSwan 47 S&SA Sparkman & Stephens design #2201 featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability
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