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Nauticat 441

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · First built 2009

A 13.65-metre long-keel ketch offering flexible sail plans with an optional bowsprit for customised offshore performance

Designed by Kaj Gustafsson.

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.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 51 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 51
CoastalBluewater

At 1.49 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.49
LightHeavy

323 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 323
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 13.6
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~92% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 291 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.6
Displacement / length
322.9
Comfort ratio
50.6
Capsize screening
1.49
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1622
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Mixed Iron/Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2009
Designer
Kaj Gustafsson
Builder
Nauticat Yachts OY

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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.

Dolphin 47 (Alden)14.30 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA heavy-displacement staysail ketch from the board of John G. Alden, built for comfortable, stable blue-water cruising
Baba 4012.14 mSame hull family1.5 m shorterA 13-ton cutter with a 41.5 comfort ratio, built between 1980 and 1982 for steady, long-distance passage making
Explorer 45 (Huntingford)13.79 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA long-keeled staysail ketch designed by Stan Huntingford for stable, comfortable blue-water passage making
Hans Christian 4312.99 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA 12.99-metre staysail ketch with a long keel and high comfort ratio, built from 1974 to 1992 for steady offshore work
Vagabond 4714.20 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA William Garden-designed staysail ketch with a long keel, built for heavy-displacement offshore comfort since 1972
Westsail 4213.08 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA William Crealock-designed long-keel cutter sharing its hull mold with the aft-cockpit 43 for heavy-weather stability

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