Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 47

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See her sail

The Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 47, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

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.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 30 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 30

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.89

LightHeavy

188 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 188

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.5

TenderStiff

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

Ballast 29%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

Heavier than ~83% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~89% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2099 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 47, as the fleet has seen it

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The Wauquiez PILOT SALOON 47 is a fractional sloop designed by Berret - Racoupeau and built by Henri Wauquiez from 2006 to 2012. It measures 14.3 meters LOA, with a 4.5-meter beam, 2.1-meter draft, and 13999 kg displacement. The model features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull. A 2013 Wauquiez PILOT SALOON 47, named *Shabby Tiger*, was equipped with a Sparkraft electric furling rig and Incidences sails.0:59 Its deck layout includes under-deck lines, a mainsheet arch, and an electric drop-down transom.1:58 The yacht is powered by a 110 hp Yanmar engine and has a 7 kVA Onan generator and full air conditioning.6:40 Navigation electronics include Raymarine C120W plotters and an SL70 autopilot.2:32 The interior features teak joinery, wenge flooring, and a pilot saloon with wrap-around windows.3:49 The galley is equipped with a three-burner stove, Sharp microwave, and a Candy washer-dryer.7:24 Accommodations include a forward VIP cabin, a guest cabin with upper and lower berths, and an owner’s stateroom with a centerline double berth and ensuite head.5:54 The vessel uses a Rocna anchor and electric winches for shorthanded sailing.1:02

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

The video is a detailed walkthrough of the boat, explicitly stating it is for sale by Berthon International
from Berthon Internationalseen December 2023watch

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

28.9%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

18.5

Displacement / length

188.3

Comfort ratio

30.4

Capsize screening

1.89

Hull speed

8.7 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

2212

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

FG /balsa w/infusion

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

2006–2012

Designer

Berret - Racoupeau, Berret-Racoupeau

Builder

Wauquiez, Henri (Chantier)

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The family

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