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Cnb 62

Solent · Fin w/dual Rudders · First built 2025

A 2025 Philippe Briand design featuring a Solent rig and dual rudders for high-performance blue water cruising

Designed by Philippe Briand & Jean-Marc Piaton.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin w/dual Rudders

See her sail

The Cnb 62, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from SEILmagasinet

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 35 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 35
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.78
LightHeavy

139 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 139
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.0

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Heavier than ~87% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~88% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 505 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Cnb 62, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Cnb 62 is a 19.5-meter Solent-rigged sailboat with a fin hull and dual rudders, designed by Philippe Briand and Jean-Marc Piaton and built by CNB. Launched in 2025, it displaces 27,500 kg and has a 5.3-meter beam and a 3.0-meter draft. Its interior design is by Jean-Marc Piaton. The Cnb 62 offers an optional Weldox keel with a lead bulb, available in drafts of 2.95 meters or a shoal draft of 2.45 meters. It is powered by an 80 hp Nanni engine. The main sail is 102 square meters, the furling genoa is 94 square meters, and it can carry a 44 square meter staysail or a 320 square meter asymmetrical spinnaker.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Solent
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.0
Displacement / length
138.7
Comfort ratio
34.7
Capsize screening
1.78
Hull speed
10.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
3625
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2025
Designer
Philippe Briand, Jean-Marc Piaton
Builder
CNB

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SEILmagasinet TV episode 6 202519:21from SEILmagasinet
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Oyster Yachts 56518.09 mSame hull family1.4 m shorterA Humphreys-designed bluewater cruiser featuring a high-performance fractional rig, dual rudders, and a bulb keel
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Jessie Zevalkink // Cruising, Land-lubbing, Parenting & Podcasting1:10from 59° North Sailing

The family

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Cnb 66A Philippe Briand-designed cutter built for performance cruising, featuring a high sail area-to-displacement ratioCnb 76A 23-metre French-built cruiser featuring a high comfort ratio and a versatile fin keel with bulb for blue water stabilityCnb 78A 2022 launch featuring a deep 3.5-metre draft and a high comfort ratio for stable, long-range blue water passagesBordeaux 60A versatile 18.6-metre cutter offering multiple keel configurations including a shallow draft and telescopic optionBeneteau 62A masthead sloop from Farr Yacht Design, offering a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performanceBeneteau Oceanis Yacht 62A high-performance fractional sloop by Berret-Racoupeau featuring a dual-rudder configuration for precise control at speed

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