Maple Leaf 45
Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1985
A 1985 masthead sloop with a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder, optimised for steady offshore cruising
Designed by Stan Huntingford, built by Copper Enterprises.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin With Rudder On Skeg
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 32Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.85Bluewater
LightD/L 230Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 15.1Powered-up
TenderBallast 33%Stiff
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
- Heavier than ~81% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2341 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.1
Displacement / length
229.9
Comfort ratio
31.9
Capsize screening
1.85
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1888
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
FG w/foam cored hull, balsa deck.
Production
Years built
First built 1985
Designer
Stan Huntingford
Builder
Copper Enterprises, Cooper Enterprises Inc
Boats like this, on the water
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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.
Moody 4614.06 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Bill Dixon-designed cutter with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for comfortable, stable blue-water cruising
Cal Boats 2-4613.87 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthBill Lapworth's personal favorite, this masthead sloop features a midships engine room and a spacious, refined layout
Amel Maramu 4613.80 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 13.8-metre ketch produced throughout the 1980s, balancing a moderate displacement with a stable, sea-kindly motion
Gulfstar Yachts 4413.62 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop designed by Richard C. Lazzara, featuring a fin keel with a skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability
Outbound Yachts 44/4613.64 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Carl Schumacher-designed masthead sloop built for offshore performance with a stiff, comfortable motion
Liberty 45813.96 mSame hull family0.2 m longerAn extended iteration of the Peterson 44 hull featuring a unique deck and coach roof configuration on a cutter rig
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