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Stevens 50

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1985

An aft-cockpit cruiser featuring a pilot house option and a fin keel with a skeg-mounted rudder

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens, built by Queen Long (Tiawan).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.82
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 259
EasygoingPowered-up

18.7 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.7
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Heavier than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1709 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.7
Displacement / length
258.9
Comfort ratio
33.6
Capsize screening
1.82
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1933
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1985
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Queen Long (TIAWAN)

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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.

Dufour Yachts 4815.29 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 15.29-metre performance cruiser with a 4.85-metre beam and a 2.35-metre draft for offshore stability
Hallberg-Rassy 4914.96 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA versatile staysail ketch or sloop offering a high comfort ratio and a stable fin keel with skeg-hung rudder
Bavaria Yachts 5115.60 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA 15.6-metre masthead sloop with a 2.4-metre draft, designed for high-volume cruising and steady offshore speed
Orion 5015.09 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Gary Mull-designed staysail ketch built for offshore stability with a heavy displacement and skeg-mounted rudder
Columbia Yachts 5015.24 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Tripp-designed masthead sloop that debuted as the largest production fiberglass sailboat in the US
Hallberg-Rassy 4814.99 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA German Frers-designed bluewater cruiser featuring a stiff 42% ballast ratio and a stable, comfortable motion at-sea motion

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