BoatsCheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Clipper 42

Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Clipper 42

Staysail Ketch · Long Keel · First built 1972

A 1972 Cheoy Lee production featuring a heavy-displacement hull and a 39.0 comfort ratio for stable, long-range passage making

Designed by A. E. Luders, Jr & Alfred E. Luders.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

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 narrow beam gives 39 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 39
CoastalBluewater

At 1.69 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.69
LightHeavy

389 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 389
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.1
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 38%

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

  • Draws more than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 332 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Staysail Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.1
Displacement / length
388.6
Comfort ratio
39.0
Capsize screening
1.69
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1295
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1972
Units built
50
Designer
A. E. Luders, Jr, Alfred E. Luders
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd

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Morgan Yachts 4513.92 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA long-keeled masthead sloop with a high comfort ratio, built by Charles Morgan Jr. between 1966 and 1970
Allied Boat Co. Mistress 3912.09 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA heavy-displacement Arthur Edmunds ketch available in both aft and centre cockpit configurations for stable cruising
Whitby Boatworks 4212.80 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn Edward S. Brewer-designed long-keeled ketch built for offshore comfort and stability over a long production run
Downeaster 3811.58 mSame hull family1.4 m shorterA 1974-era cutter with a 35.4 comfort ratio, built for stable, long-distance voyaging on a heavy-displacement hull
Westsail 4213.08 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA William Crealock-designed long-keel cutter sharing its hull mold with the aft-cockpit 43 for heavy-weather stability
Bristol Yachts 3911.89 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA 1966 masthead sloop with a long keel, built for five years as a precursor to the long-running Bristol 40

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