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Hylas 45.5

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1993

A German Frers-designed masthead sloop featuring a skeg-hung rudder and an extended transom for improved access

Designed by German Frers, built by Queen Long Marine Co.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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The Hylas 45.5, on the water

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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 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.92
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 182
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.5
TenderStiff

49% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 49%

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

What the fleet has seen

The Hylas 45.5, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Hylas 45.5 is a masthead sloop designed by German Frers and built by Queen Long Marine Co, Ltd. in Taiwan, with production starting in 1993. It measures 14.0 meters LOA, with a 4.1-meter beam, a 2.0-meter draft, and displaces 10124 kg. This model is an evolution of the Hylas 44, distinguished by its extended transom and integrated swim ladder.4:05 The Hylas 44, from which the 45.5 derives, is known for its rugged construction and a history of circumnavigations.4:40

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
49.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.5
Displacement / length
181.6
Comfort ratio
26.7
Capsize screening
1.92
Hull speed
8.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1833
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1993
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Queen Long Marine Co, Ltd. (TAIWAN), Hylas Yachts USA

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The family

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

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