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Salona 46

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2020

A J&J-designed fractional sloop built for performance with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and a stiff hull

Designed by J&J Yacht Design.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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The Salona 46, 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 light displacement on a narrow beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.98
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 149
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.4
TenderStiff

29% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 29%

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

  • Draws more than ~91% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2181 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Salona 46, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Salona 46 is a 2020-present fractional sloop designed by J&J Yacht Design and built by Salona Yachts (AD Boats Ltd.). It measures 14.14 meters LOA, with a 4.20-meter beam, a 2.44-meter draft, and a displacement of 9800 kg. The hull features a fin with bulb and spade rudder. A deep draft keel is available, measuring 2.61 meters with 3,025 kg of ballast.14:35 The Salona 46 can be equipped with an Oceanvolt 15kW electric motor.5:21

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
29.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.4
Displacement / length
149.4
Comfort ratio
24.2
Capsize screening
1.98
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1975
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
FG w/vacuum infused Vinylester resin
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2020
Designer
J&J Yacht Design
Builder
Salona Yachts (AD Boats Ltd.)

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