BoatsPremier 45

Premier 45

Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · First built 2013

A Botin, Carkeek, Botin-designed fractional sloop with a lifting keel and a high power-to-weight ratio for fast cruising

Designed by Botin & Carkeek.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Lifting 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 light displacement on a moderate beam gives 20 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

2.09 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.09
LightHeavy

103 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 103
EasygoingPowered-up

27.3 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 27.3
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
27.3
Displacement / length
103.4
Comfort ratio
19.6
Capsize screening
2.09
Hull speed
8.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2066
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Carbon Fiber
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2013
Designer
Botin, Carkeek
Builder
Premier Composite Technologies

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