BoatsJpk 45 FC

Jpk 45 FC

Fin w/dual Rudders · First built 2017

A 13.8-metre cruiser with a 42% ballast ratio, engineered for stability and speed on long-distance passages

Designed by Jacques Valer.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/dual Rudders

See her sail

The Jpk 45 FC, on the water

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

Footage from Sailing Northern Brees

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

CoastalBluewater

2.15 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.15
EasygoingPowered-up

25.7 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 25.7
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 42%

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

  • Draws more than ~78% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2315 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Jpk 45 FC, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Jpk 45 FC is a 13.8-meter sailboat model designed by Jacques Valer and built by JPK Composites since 2017. It features a fin keel with dual rudders, a 4.5-meter beam, a 2.2-meter draft, and displaces 9500 kg. An optional 75 hp motor is available. The Jpk 45 FC has a sail area to displacement ratio of 25.7.10:16

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Who's been looking

Market signal

Crews the fleet has filmed weighing this model up — no sale seen, and no asking price.

1channel weighed buying one

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
42.1%
Rig & sail area
Ratios
SA / displacement
25.7
Capsize screening
2.15
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/dual rudders
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2017
Designer
Jacques Valer
Builder
JPK Composites

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The family

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