Maple Leaf 48
Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1972
A 1972 cutter with a 14.5-metre length, built for heavy-displacement stability and steady offshore passages
Designed by Stan Huntingford, built by Cooper Yachts.
- 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 34Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.82Bluewater
LightD/L 228Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 14.4Powered-up
TenderBallast 28%Stiff
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
- Heavier than ~87% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~86% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2027 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
27.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.4
Displacement / length
228.5
Comfort ratio
34.5
Capsize screening
1.82
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2123
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1972
Designer
Stan Huntingford
Builder
Cooper Yachts
Boats like this, on the water
Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.
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.
Tayana 47 CC14.33 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Robert Perry-designed center cockpit cutter built for offshore comfort with a high sail area to displacement ratio
Hallberg-Rassy 4614.78 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA German Frers-designed bluewater cruiser built for stability and comfort with a high ballast ratio and skeg-hung rudder
Swan 47 S&S14.58 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Sparkman & Stephens design #2201 featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability
Swan 48 - S&S14.60 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile Sparkman & Stephens design available in sloop or ketch configurations with an optional tall rig
Feeling 48614.48 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Gilles Vaton masthead sloop featuring a 1.6m shoal draft and a light displacement-to-length ratio for her size
Oyster Marine 48514.78 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA robust cutter-rigged blue water cruiser developed from the 461, featuring a skeg-hung rudder for offshore security
The family
Boats like this
Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.
Maple Leaf 54A 1978 cutter featuring a 16.54-metre hull and a skeg-mounted rudder, engineered for high-comfort offshore passagesMaple Leaf 45A 1985 masthead sloop with a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder, optimised for steady offshore cruisingNiagara 30A George Hinterhoeller-designed masthead sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance
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