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Wauquiez Boats Pilot Saloon 48-2

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2015

A Berret-Racoupeau designed fractional sloop built for offshore comfort with a raised saloon and protected helm station

Designed by Berret-Racoupeau.

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

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 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.93
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 188
EasygoingPowered-up

16.7 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.7
TenderStiff

28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 28%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Heavier than ~81% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1900 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
27.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.7
Displacement / length
188.3
Comfort ratio
29.3
Capsize screening
1.93
Hull speed
8.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2260
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
FG (vacuum infusion resin) w/ balsa sandwich
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2015
Designer
Berret-Racoupeau
Builder
Wauquiez Boats, Henri (Chantier)

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Beneteau Oceanis 4814.61 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA spacious 14.6-metre cruiser featuring a high-volume interior by Nauta Design and a performance-oriented fractional rig
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 DS14.98 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Philippe Briand-designed deck saloon cruiser balancing a spacious 4.99-meter beam with a performance-oriented hull
Bavaria Yachts 4714.65 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 14.65-metre cruiser featuring a fin keel with bulb and spade rudder, produced throughout the 1990s
Hanse Yachts 46014.60 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 2022 Berret-Racoupeau fractional sloop with a 4.79-metre beam and a 2.25-metre draft for stable, high-volume cruising
Beneteau Sense 5014.98 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA masthead sloop with a 4.86-metre beam and dual rudders, engineered for stability and high-volume living
Dufour Yachts 47014.85 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 14.85-metre performance cruiser featuring a modern fin-and-bulb keel and a 2.25-metre draft for offshore stability

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