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Hylas 49

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1992

A Sparkman & Stephens cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, designed as a refined and updated evolution of the Hylas 47

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens, built by Queen Long Marine.

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

See her sail

The Hylas 49, on the water

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

Footage from 59° North Sailing

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 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.80
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 232
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.9
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

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

  • Heavier than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1863 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hylas 49, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Hylas 49 is a Sparkman & Stephens-designed cutter-rigged sailboat, built by Queen Long Marine and Hylas Yachts USA from 1992 to the present. It is an updated version of the Hylas 47, featuring a fin keel with a rudder on a skeg.2:49 The boat measures 14.9 meters LOA, with a 4.3-meter beam, 1.9-meter draft, and 14,500 kg displacement.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

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
45.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.9
Displacement / length
231.6
Comfort ratio
34.0
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
8.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2010
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1992
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Queen Long Marine, Hylas Yachts USA

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More boats like her, on the water

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.

Caliber Yachts 47 LRC14.81 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA long-range cruiser with a 52.92-foot overall length and a high comfort ratio for extended offshore passages
Summer Sailing in the San Juan Islands - Part 1. Episode 111:56from Sailing Wind Therapy
Orion 5015.09 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Gary Mull-designed staysail ketch built for offshore stability with a high comfort ratio and skeg-mounted rudder
Big Seas! Transatlantic Crossing | Ep 2610:10from Distant Shores TV
Hallberg-Rassy 4814.99 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA German Frers-designed bluewater cruiser featuring a stiff 42% ballast ratio and a stable, comfortable motion at-sea motion
Hallberg-Rassy 48 - A Yacht Delivery from Bremen to Ellos. Wonderful trip on a fabulous boat!from Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery
Hallberg-Rassy 4614.78 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA German Frers-designed bluewater cruiser built for stability and comfort with a high ballast ratio and skeg-hung rudder
East Coast Long Sailing Passage - Baltimore to Fort Lauderdale 1000 Mile Sailboat Voyagefrom SailingBritican
Hallberg-Rassy 4914.96 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile staysail ketch or sloop offering a high comfort ratio and a stable fin keel with skeg-hung rudder
Beware of ORCAS! Part 2: Sailing SOUTH through Orca Territory to Portugal | Ep 2760:21from Distant Shores TV
Hylas 4814.63 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Bill Dixon-designed masthead sloop built for offshore comfort with a heavy displacement and stable motion
Hylas 48 Luxury Yacht Tour10:40from Sailing Doodles

The family

Boats like this

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

Hylas 47A Sparkman & Stephens cutter designed for offshore passage-making with a stiff, heavy-displacement hullHylas 54A German Frers-designed cutter with a high comfort ratio and bulb keel, built for stable, long-distance blue water cruisingHylas 45.5A German Frers-designed masthead sloop featuring a skeg-hung rudder and an extended transom for improved accessHylas Yachts 46A German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for offshore performance with a high sail area to displacement ratioHylas 48A Bill Dixon-designed masthead sloop built for offshore comfort with a heavy displacement and stable motionHylas 51A German Frers-designed masthead sloop also marketed as the CYC 51, built for offshore comfort and charter capability

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