Wauquiez Boats Pilot Saloon 58

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The Wauquiez Boats Pilot Saloon 58, on the water

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Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.79

LightHeavy

160 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 160

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.2

TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

Heavier than ~85% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 852 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Wauquiez Boats Pilot Saloon 58, as the fleet has seen it

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The Wauquiez Boats PILOT SALOON 58 is a 17.7-meter fractional sloop designed by Berret-Racoupeau and built by Wauquiez Boats since 2016. Its deck saloon design, a defining feature, maximizes natural light and interior living space.0:58 The hull is constructed using vacuum infusion, balancing structural integrity with performance, and features a fin with bulb and spade rudder.1:37 With a 5.0-meter beam, 2.3-meter draft, and 22000 kg displacement, the PILOT SALOON 58 is designed for long-distance cruising. Burmese teak is used extensively throughout the interior and on deck, emphasizing high-end finishing.1:01 Uberto Paoletti of Yacht Synergy notes it as the larger counterpart to the Wauquiez Boats PILOT SALOON 48-2 within the manufacturer's deck saloon range.0:34

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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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

31.4%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

17.2

Displacement / length

160.3

Comfort ratio

34.3

Capsize screening

1.79

Hull speed

9.6 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

2977

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

FG (vacuum infusion) w/balsa core

Ballast type

Cast Iron

Production

Years built

First built 2016

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 48-2A Berret-Racoupeau designed fractional sloop built for offshore comfort with a raised saloon and protected helm station 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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