Vagabond 47
Staysail Ketch · Long Keel · First built 1972
A William Garden-designed staysail ketch with a long keel, built for heavy-displacement offshore comfort since 1972
Designed by William Garden, built by Bluewater Yacht Builders Ltd. (Taiwan).
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Long Keel
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The Vagabond 47, on the water
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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 1.57 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.
391 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.
14.5 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.
28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Heavier than ~93% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~85% of boats her size on file
Compared with 260 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.
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