BoatsMoody 419

Moody 419

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1984–1986

A Bill Dixon-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, built for offshore stability and available as a centerboarder

Designed by Bill Dixon, built by Marine Projects Ltd.

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

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The Moody 419, on the water

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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 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.92
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 235
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.8
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 42%

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

  • Beamier than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2668 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Moody 419, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Moody 419 is a Bill Dixon-designed masthead sloop built by Marine Projects Ltd. and Moody Yachts between 1984 and 1986. It has a fin keel with a rudder on skeg, measures 12.7 meters LOA, 4.0 meters in beam, and draws 1.8 meters, displacing 9344 kg. The model was introduced in the US as the Moody 41 and was also available with a centerboard, offering a draft of 5 feet when up and 7.5 feet when down. A Moody 41 was displayed at boot Düsseldorf 2026 among a variety of production cruisers, performance daysailers, and multihulls.3:38

The living fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
235.2
Comfort ratio
28.4
Capsize screening
1.92
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1596
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1984–1986
Units built
60
Designer
Bill Dixon
Builder
Marine Projects Ltd, Moody Yachts (A. H. Moody, Sons)

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The family

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

Moody 422A 12.4-metre masthead sloop with a 40% ballast ratio, configured with a skeg-mounted rudder for directional stabilityMoody 425A 12.7-metre cruiser with a 39% ballast ratio, designed for steady performance and offshore capabilityMoody 34A 1980s mid-sized cruiser with a 40% ballast ratio, designed for stability and predictable handling in coastal watersMoody 47A 14-metre masthead sloop with a 40% ballast ratio, engineered for stability and offshore passage-makingMoody 38A 1990s masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, balanced for predictable handling and coastal cruising

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