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Jonmeri Yachts 48

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1988

A powerful masthead sloop designed by Nyman and Strahlmann, offering multiple interior layouts in a robust 14.5-meter hull

Designed by Jorma Nyman & Karl-Johan Strahlmann.

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

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 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.91
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 239
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.8
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 45%

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

  • Heavier than ~88% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~93% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2032 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.8
Displacement / length
239.1
Comfort ratio
32.6
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2225
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1988
Designer
Jorma Nyman, Karl-Johan Strahlmann
Builder
Jonmeri

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