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Morris Yachts M52

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2009

A Sparkman & Stephens fractional sloop designed for high-performance cruising with a stiff, balanced hull form

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & 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 narrow beam gives 37 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 37
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.73
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 273
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.9
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1378 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.9
Displacement / length
273.4
Comfort ratio
36.8
Capsize screening
1.73
Hull speed
8.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1909
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Vacuum infused composite FG with Vinylester and balsa core.
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2009
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Morris Yachts

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Baltic Yachts 5216.00 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop built by Baltic, balancing a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio with stiff performance
Pearson Yachts 53016.15 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthThe largest yacht ever built by Pearson, this William Shaw-designed staysail ketch balances heavy-displacement comfort
Oyster 53 (Humphreys)16.41 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Rob Humphreys-designed masthead sloop built for blue-water cruising with a high comfort ratio and stable hull form
Jeanneau Yachts 5316.06 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Philippe Briand-designed cruiser offering performance rig and shallow keel options, also marketed as the Sunsail 53

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