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Passport Yachts 470 AC

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1997

A Robert Perry-designed cutter built for blue-water cruising with a skeg-mounted rudder and a stiff, stable hull

Designed by Robert H. Perry.

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

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 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.82
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 229
EasygoingPowered-up

18.2 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.2
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

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

  • Heavier than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2108 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.2
Displacement / length
229.0
Comfort ratio
33.4
Capsize screening
1.82
Hull speed
8.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1980
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1997
Designer
Robert H. Perry
Builder
Passport Yachts Inc

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Malo Yachts 45/4614.20 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 14-metre blue-water cruiser that evolved from the M45 to the M46, featuring a 39% ballast ratio for offshore stability
Morgan Yachts 461/46214.17 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Scheel-designed center-cockpit ketch built for The Moorings, offering a stable, high-comfort platform for blue water
Tayana 47 CC14.33 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed center cockpit cutter built for offshore comfort with a high sail area to displacement ratio
Hallberg-Rassy 4414.45 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA German Frers-designed performance cruiser featuring a modern fractional rig and dual rudders for balanced handling
Nicholson 4814.53 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA heavy-displacement masthead ketch designed by Raymond Wall for comfortable, stable offshore passage making
Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 4614.27 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 14.27-metre cruiser from 2014 featuring a high-volume hull and a 2.1-metre draft for offshore stability

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