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Malo Yachts 42

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1991–2002

A 13-metre blue-water cruiser with a 40% ballast ratio, built for over a decade to provide a stiff and predictable motion

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

See her sail

The Malo Yachts 42, on the water

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

Footage from Berthon International

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 41 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 41
CoastalBluewater

At 1.68 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.68
LightHeavy

323 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 323
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.3
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

  • Heavier than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2566 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Malo Yachts 42, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Malo Yachts 42 is a masthead sloop built from 1991 to 2002, featuring a fin keel with a skeg-hung rudder. It measures 13.2 meters LOA, with a 4.0-meter beam, 1.9-meter draft, and 13,799 kg displacement. The 2002 Malo 42 *Galadriel* is cutter-rigged with 2018 North Sails main and genoa, and it uses a transom-mounted Hydrovane self-steering system.1:47 Its ground tackle includes a 25kg Rocna anchor with 60 meters of 10mm chain, deployed by a Lofrans electric windlass.2:10 Electronics aboard *Galadriel* include a Raymarine E125 chart plotter, radar, SSB radio, and satellite phone.1:21 A 99-horsepower Yanmar engine provides propulsion.6:09 The interior features mahogany joinery, a forward owner’s cabin, and a separate shower stall in the forward head.3:46 The saloon settees have lee cloths, and the galley is equipped with a top-loading freezer and a front-loading fridge.6:15

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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

  • This 2002 Malo 42, named Galadriel, is presented as a yacht for sale by Berthon International Yacht Brokers.

    from Berthon Internationalseen August 2020watch

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
39.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.3
Displacement / length
322.8
Comfort ratio
41.0
Capsize screening
1.68
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1627
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1991–2002
Units built
33
Builder
Malo Yachts

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Hallberg Rassy 42 - Behind the Curtainfrom Practical Sailor
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The family

Boats like this

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

Malo Yachts 43A 13.4-metre masthead sloop featuring a 38% ballast ratio and a skeg-mounted rudder for predictable offshore handlingMalo Yachts 38A 1988-1995 production cruiser featuring a 46% ballast ratio for a stiff, predictable motion in offshore conditionsMalo Yachts 34A Bo Olsson-designed masthead sloop with a long keel, offering a stable and comfortable platform for offshore cruisingMalo Yachts 39A 12-metre cruiser with a 39% ballast ratio, built between 1994 and 2004 for predictable offshore performanceMalo Yachts 40-2A fin-keel masthead sloop with a spade rudder, built for offshore cruising with a displacement of 9,480 kilogramsMalo Yachts 40A sturdy, full-keel masthead sloop built for stability and comfort, featuring a heavy ballast ratio for offshore cruising

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