BoatsLittle Harbor 57

Little Harbor 57

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1983

A 17-metre masthead sloop with a high comfort ratio of 39, built for stable, long-distance cruising since 1983

Designed by Ted Hood.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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 39 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 39
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.78
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 229
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.9
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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 ~95% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~89% of boats her size on file

Compared with 131 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

On the water

The Little Harbor 57 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.9
Displacement / length
228.5
Comfort ratio
39.1
Capsize screening
1.78
Hull speed
9.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2828
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1983
Designer
Ted Hood
Builder
Little Harbor Custom Yachts

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Irwin Yachts 5416.46 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA 16.46-metre staysail ketch with a 39.9 comfort ratio, built since 1988 for stable, long-range cruising
Morgan Yachts Out Island 5115.70 mSame hull family1.6 m shorterA heavy-displacement staysail ketch with a keel-centerboard configuration designed for comfortable long-range cruising
Irwin Yachts 65/6819.76 mSame hull family2.5 m longerA Ted Irwin-designed staysail ketch with a centerboard for shoal-draft cruising in a heavy, comfortable displacement
Alden Yachts 5416.48 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterAn extended-stern evolution of the 50-foot series, available in both center and aft cockpit layouts as well as cutter or ketch
Stadtship 5617.10 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA high-performance aluminium fractional sloop featuring a lifting keel for versatile access to deep and shallow waters
Garcia Yachts Exploration 4514.88 mSame hull family2.4 m shorterA rugged aluminum cutter by Berret-Racoupeau featuring a centerboard and dual rudders for high-latitude exploration

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