Paul E. Luke S&s 50
Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · First built 1981
A Sparkman & Stephens masthead ketch with a long keel, built by Paul E. Luke for heavy-weather stability and comfort
Designed by Sparkman & Stephens.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Long Keel
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The Paul E. Luke S&s 50, on the water
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Footage from Berthon International
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 50 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.
At 1.54 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.
383 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.
15.2 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Heavier than ~89% of boats her size on file
- Draws more than ~97% of boats her size on file
Compared with 181 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.
What they go for
Market signal
Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.
The owner is using her until she finds her new owner
from Berthon Internationalseen June 20238:08
From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.
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