Omega 42
Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1978–1998
A Peter Norlin design #37, this fractional sloop balances a high ballast ratio with a slender beam for stiff performance
Designed by Peter Norlin, built by Vindo.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/spade Rudder
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.
At 1.61 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.
206 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
19.5 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
51% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.
A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.
- Draws less than ~80% of boats her size on file
- Narrower than ~93% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2639 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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