BoatsHenri Wauquiez Amphitrite 45 MS

Henri Wauquiez Amphitrite 45 MS

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1988–1994

A cutter-rigged cruiser from Holman and Pye, featuring a 13.6-metre hull designed for comfort and offshore stability

Designed by Donald Pye, Holman & Pye.

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 heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 40 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 40
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.74
LightHeavy

349 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 349
EasygoingPowered-up

12.0 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 12.0
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~89% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2386 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.0
Displacement / length
349.1
Comfort ratio
40.0
Capsize screening
1.74
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1696
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1988–1994
Units built
21
Designer
Donald Pye, Holman, Pye
Builder
Henri Wauquiez, Wauquiez

Boats like this, on the water

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Kanter Yachts Atlantic 4513.64 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Ted Brewer-designed staysail ketch built for heavy-displacement comfort and offshore stability
Najad Yachts 44113.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a high comfort ratio, designed for stable, long-distance blue water cruising
Oyster Marine 4513.51 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Holman & Pye designed masthead sloop built for blue water comfort with a heavy displacement and high stability
Lafitte Yachts 4413.51 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, built for high-quality offshore cruising
Contest Yachts 44CS13.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder and a 36% ballast ratio, built for stable and capable offshore cruising
Gulfstar Yachts 4413.62 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop designed by Richard C. Lazzara, featuring a fin keel with a skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability

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