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Etap 48ds

Fractional Sloop · Wing Keel · First built 2009

A deck saloon cruiser with a wing keel, formerly known as the 46DS and designed for comfortable long-distance passage making

Designed by Von Ahlen Yacht Design, Stile Bertone & Yachtdesign v. Ahlen.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Wing 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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.92
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 188
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.3
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 32%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Heavier than ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2045 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.3
Displacement / length
188.4
Comfort ratio
29.1
Capsize screening
1.92
Hull speed
8.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2163
Hull
Hull type
Wing Keel
Construction
FG (comp)
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2009
Designer
Von Ahlen Yacht Design, Stile Bertone, Yachtdesign v. Ahlen
Builder
Etap Yachting

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