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Hylas Yachts 46

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1995

A German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for offshore performance with a high sail area to displacement ratio

Designed by German Frers.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

See her sail

The Hylas Yachts 46, on the water

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

Footage from Practical Sailor

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 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.82
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 194
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.5
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Heavier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2204 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hylas Yachts 46, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Hylas Yachts 46 is a German Frers-designed masthead sloop, built by Hylas Yachts since 1995, known as a blue water cruiser. It measures 14.1 meters LOA with a 4.2-meter beam and a 2.0-meter draft, displacing 12,599 kg.3:43 Aboard *Practical Sailor*'s reviewed Hylas 46, "Southern Cross," the vessel completed an eight-year circumnavigation and extensive Pacific voyages.2:47 This specific Hylas 46, hull number 52, features a 7.5-foot titanium bowsprit, a repositioned inner forestay, an enlarged sail locker, and a cockpit-controlled Code Zero system.2:06 It carries 169 gallons of diesel and 135 gallons of fresh water, powered by a Yanmar 4JH engine.3:48 The interior includes a centerline queen master cabin, a Pullman-style guest cabin, and a secure galley.6:24 Hylas Yachts continues to use traditional joinery, contrasting with modern production boats that use synthetic veneers.8:48

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Hylas Yachts 46 on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

1seen for sale
US$400,000Median asking

  • The current owners plans changed, making Southern Cross available for someone new to buy her; listed for sale just north of $400,000

    from Practical Sailorseen September 20257:13

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.5
Displacement / length
193.8
Comfort ratio
31.3
Capsize screening
1.82
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1965
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
FG w/no core
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1995
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Hylas Yachts

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The family

Boats like this

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

Hylas 56A 2011 masthead sloop with a 21.51 sail area to displacement ratio, engineered for spirited offshore performanceHylas 44A 13-metre cruiser featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a substantial 49% ballast ratio for offshore stabilityHylas 42A German Frers-designed masthead sloop with a 50% ballast ratio, built for offshore performance and stabilityHylas 45.5A German Frers-designed masthead sloop featuring a skeg-hung rudder and an extended transom for improved access

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