BoatsCheoy Lee 48

Cheoy Lee 48

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1980

A Robert Perry-designed cutter with a skeg-mounted rudder, built for blue-water stability and comfortable passage making

Designed by Robert H. Perry.

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 37 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 37
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.73
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 244
EasygoingPowered-up

15.1 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.1
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

  • Heavier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1997 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.1
Displacement / length
243.8
Comfort ratio
36.6
Capsize screening
1.73
Hull speed
8.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1914
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Units built
40
Designer
Robert H. Perry
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

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.

Swan 47 S&S14.58 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Sparkman & Stephens design #2201 featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability
Hallberg-Rassy 4614.78 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA German Frers-designed bluewater cruiser built for stability and comfort with a high ballast ratio and skeg-hung rudder
Swan 48 - S&S14.60 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile Sparkman & Stephens design available in sloop or ketch configurations with an optional tall rig
Nicholson 4814.53 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA heavy-displacement masthead ketch designed by Raymond Wall for comfortable, stable offshore passage making
Oyster Marine 48514.78 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA robust cutter-rigged blue water cruiser developed from the 461, featuring a skeg-hung rudder for offshore security
Hallberg-Rassy 4414.45 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA German Frers-designed performance cruiser featuring a modern fractional rig and dual rudders for balanced handling

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