Hutting Yachts 50
Cutter · Long Keel
A 15-metre cutter with a 1.8-metre draft and high comfort ratio, engineered for steady, long-distance blue water cruising
Designed by Dick Koopmans Sr..
- 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.
LivelyComfort 49Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.56Bluewater
LightD/L 310Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 19.9Powered-up
TenderBallast 31%Stiff
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Heavier than ~94% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~86% of boats her size on file
Compared with 191 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.9
Displacement / length
309.7
Comfort ratio
49.0
Capsize screening
1.56
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2010
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Aluminum
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Designer
Dick Koopmans Sr.
Builder
Hutting Yachts
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.
Cabo Rico 5617.07 mSame hull family2.1 m longerA heavy-displacement cutter designed by Chuck Paine, featuring a long keel and high comfort ratio for stable blue-water cruising
TA Chaio Shipbuilding Co. (Taiwan) Ct-5616.92 mSame hull family1.9 m longerA Robert Perry-designed masthead ketch with a long keel, built for heavy-displacement offshore comfort and stability
Formosa Yachts 5115.49 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA William Garden-designed staysail ketch with a long keel that served as the foundation for multiple production yachts
Vagabond 4714.20 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA William Garden-designed staysail ketch with a long keel, built for heavy-displacement offshore comfort since 1972
Cape George 3811.58 mSame hull family3.4 m shorterA 1985 cutter with a 1.58-metre draft and high comfort ratio, designed by Atkin and Lange for steady offshore work
Baba 4012.14 mSame hull family2.9 m shorterA 13-ton cutter with a 41.5 comfort ratio, built between 1980 and 1982 for steady, long-distance passage making
The family
Boats like this
Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.
Hutting Yachts 40A heavy-displacement, long-keeled cutter by Dick Koopmans Sr. built for serious offshore stability and comfortHuisman 41A Sparkman & Stephens cutter built by Huisman, featuring a stiff 50% ballast ratio for offshore stabilityHunter Marine HC 50A high-performance cruiser featuring a B&R rig and a light displacement-to-length ratio for spirited sailingHunter Marine 50 CCA 15-metre centre-cockpit cruiser with a 1.68-metre wing keel draft, optimised for stable, high-volume coastal living
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