BoatsMeridian 9.5

Meridian 9.5

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · First built 1972

Originally launched as the Hurley 9.5, this long-keeled cruiser offers a stable 1.14-metre draft for shallow waters

Designed by G. K. Collyer, built by Elizabethan Marine Ltd.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 1.14 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.84
LightHeavy

449 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 449
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

  • Draws less than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 414 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
Displacement / length
449.1
Comfort ratio
31.4
Capsize screening
1.84
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
818
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1972
Designer
G.K. Collyer
Builder
Elizabethan Marine Ltd, Peter Webster Ltd

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.

Alden 32 Motor Sailer9.60 mSame hull family0.3 m longerOriginally known as the Winsome Class, this masthead sloop features a long keel and was available in both sloop and ketch
Sea Sprite 309.20 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 9.2-metre cruiser with a 41% ballast ratio, delivering a stiff and steady motion for coastal passages
Rawson 309.30 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Garden-designed long-keel cruiser offered in tall-rig, yawl, and rare pilothouse configurations
Pacific Seacraft Orion 279.42 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA heavy-displacement cutter by Henry Mohrschladt, built for offshore stability with a long keel and conservative rig
Beneteau Evasion 329.70 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA long-keeled masthead ketch that launched the Evasion line and marked a new era for Beneteau
Allied Boat Co. Seawind9.30 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Thomas Gillmer-designed masthead ketch with a long keel, marking both the beginning and the end of the Allied Boat Co.

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