Wauquiez Boats Pilot Saloon 48-2

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See her sail

The Wauquiez Boats Pilot Saloon 48-2, on the water

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

Footage from Leon Schulz, Reginasailing

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.

What the fleet has seen

The Wauquiez Boats Pilot Saloon 48-2, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Wauquiez Boats PILOT SALOON 48-2 is a fractional sloop with a fin bulb and spade rudder, designed by Berret-Racoupeau and built by Wauquiez Boats from 2015 to the present. It measures 14.8 m LOA, 4.6 m beam, 2.1 m draft, and displaces 14000 kg. The PILOT SALOON 48-2 is part of Wauquiez's deck saloon range, which emphasizes natural light and interior living space.0:16 The hull is constructed using vacuum infusion, and the interior and deck feature Burmese teak.1:01 The design prioritizes comfort and sailing capabilities for long-distance cruising.1:14 The PILOT SALOON 48-2 has a comfort ratio of 29.2 and a sail area to displacement ratio of 16.7. It is available with a shoal keel (1.8m draft, 4,080kg ballast) or a deep keel (2.35m draft, 3,700kg ballast).

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

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)

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Wauquiez Boats Pilot Saloon 58A 17.7-metre performance cruiser with a 2.3-metre bulb keel and a high comfort ratio for long-distance blue water sailing Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 47A 14.35-metre fractional sloop with a bulb keel and spade rudder, balanced for offshore performance and stability Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 41A 12.95-metre masthead sloop with a 34% ballast ratio, built for stable, comfortable passage-making Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48 (Dubois)A 14.9-metre masthead sloop by Ed Dubois, featuring a pilot saloon layout designed for stable, long-distance cruising

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