Vagabond 42
Staysail Ketch · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1978–1990
A George H. Stadel Jr. designed staysail ketch, also marketed as the Westwind 42, built for heavy-displacement cruising
Designed by George H. Stadel Jr.
- 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.
LivelyComfort 45Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.62Bluewater
LightD/L 363Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 12.2Powered-up
TenderBallast 38%Stiff
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Heavier than ~94% of boats her size on file
- Draws less than ~80% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2639 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Staysail Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.2
Displacement / length
363.5
Comfort ratio
45.4
Capsize screening
1.62
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1559
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1978–1990
Designer
George H. Stadel Jr
Builder
Vagabond, Blue Water Yacht Builders (TAIWAN)
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Tayana Vancouver 4212.73 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA heavy-displacement cutter with a 40% ballast ratio, designed for stable offshore passage-making since 1979
Henri Wauquiez Amphitrite 4313.03 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA masthead ketch also marketed as the Palmer Johnson 43CR, offering a stable fin keel and skeg-hung rudder configuration
Pacific Seacraft 4012.85 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Crealock-designed cutter built for offshore stability with a conservative capsize screening of 1.73
Rustler Yachts 4212.80 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.8-metre cutter with a 40% ballast ratio, engineered for heavy-weather stability and long-range blue water autonomy
Grand Soleil 40 (Polli)12.90 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Matteo Polli-designed fractional sloop optimized for ORC competition with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio
Valiant Yachts 4212.80 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed offshore cutter featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a heavy displacement hull for blue-water stability
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.
Vagabond 47A William Garden-designed staysail ketch with a long keel, built for heavy-displacement offshore comfort since 1972Vagabond 39A heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, derived from the Landfall 39 and built for comfortable offshore cruisingWestsail 42A William Crealock-designed long-keel cutter sharing its hull mold with the aft-cockpit 43 for heavy-weather stabilityWestwind 38A cutter-rigged cruiser by the Stadels, featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a stable, comfortable motion for blue waterLagoon 42A Van Peteghem and Lauriot-Prevost catamaran featuring a versatile fractional rig with a staysail for offshore cruising
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