Latitude 46 Tadorne
Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1991
A high-performance fractional sloop from Joubert-Nivelt featuring a centerboard and an exceptionally light displacement
Designed by Joubert, Nivelt & Joubert-Nivelt.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Keel/Cbrd.
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Ramp-launchableAbout 200 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draught shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draughtDraws 0.50 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalCapsize 4.83Bluewater
EasygoingSA/D 92.0Powered-up
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
- Lighter than ~100% of boats her size on file
- Draws less than ~94% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~80% of boats her size on file
Compared with 602 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
92.0
Capsize screening
4.83
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1991
Designer
Joubert, Nivelt, Joubert-Nivelt
Builder
Latitude 46
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Melges 247.32 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA 7.32-metre sportboat with a lifting keel and a 32.09 sail-area-to-displacement ratio built for rapid planing
Dufour Yachts T66.15 mSame hull family1.9 m shorterA lightweight 800kg fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air
Catalina Yachts 227.26 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA prolific masthead sloop with 15,000 built, offering a versatile swing-keel design for trailerable coastal cruising
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
Hunter Marine 226.78 mSame hull family1.2 m shorterA masthead sloop with a keel-centreboard configuration, designed for versatile shoal-water access and trailerability
The family
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