Maxi Yachts 95

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The Maxi Yachts 95, on the water

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

Footage from SEILmagasinet

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 moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.99

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 253

EasygoingPowered-up

14.4 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.4

TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

What the fleet has seen

The Maxi Yachts 95, as the fleet has seen it

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The Maxi Yachts 95 is a Swedish-built masthead sloop designed by Pelle Petterson in 1973 and produced from 1974 to 1983. This 9.5-meter sailboat is known for its generous interior volume, earning it a reputation as the "world's largest 31-footer."watch It features an aft cabin accessible via a cockpit hatch, a large saloon, a proper head, and wheel steering with a standard cockpit table, which was uncommon for its era.0:37 The hull is a fin with a rudder on a skeg, and it displaces 4300 kg. Motorsailer variants, the Maxi 100 and 100PS, were also produced. Aboard SEILmagasinet, owners reported a strong attachment to the model, with some owning multiple examples.3:05 Common issues include water ingress through windows, leading to interior moisture damage, and potential engine problems.1:47 Ready-to-sail examples on Finn.no range from 110,000 to 190,000 NOK, while project boats can be found for around 50,000 NOK.1:01

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 sold

A project boat purchased by owners Gunnar and Maxim
from SEILmagasinetseen July 2025watch

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

37.2%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

14.4

Displacement / length

252.6

Comfort ratio

23.4

Capsize screening

1.99

Hull speed

6.8 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

960

Hull

Hull type

Fin with rudder on skeg

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

1974–1983

Units built

1600

Designer

Pelle Petterson

Builder

Maxi Yachts, Borjesson Brothers

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The family

Boats like this

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

Maxi Yachts 100A Pelle Petterson-designed motorsailer variant of the Maxi 95, built for those seeking a balance of sail and power Maxi Yachts 1000A 10-metre cruiser from the nineties featuring a 1.7-metre draft and a balanced, moderate-displacement hull Maxi Yachts 87A 1970s masthead sloop with a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder, designed for predictable handling in a compact 8.7-metre frame Maxi Yachts 84A 8.5-metre fin-keeler with a 45% ballast ratio, offering a stiff and stable platform for coastal sailing Maxi Yachts 999A 9.9-metre fractional sloop featuring a 1.7-metre bulb keel and a light, performance-oriented displacement Maxi Yachts RacerA lightweight 7.95-metre fractional sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio built for spirited racing

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