JPK 45 Fast Cruiser Swing keel

Sailboat specifications

The JPK 45 Fast Cruiser is a 45’4” (13.8m) fast cruising sailboat designed by Jacques Valer (France). She is built since 2016 by JPK (France). The Swing keel version adopts an appendage configuration without compromise between draft and performance. The only drawbacks are the space taken inside and the price of the system...

The JPK 45 Fast Cruiser is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Fin keel version (see all the versions compared).

Find out more about the JPK 45 Fast Cruiser on Boat-Spec's blog: European Yacht of the Year 2018.

JPK 45 Fast Cruiser's main features

Model: JPK 45 Fast Cruiser
Version: Swing keel
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Offshore fast cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder: JPK
Sailboat designer: Jacques Valer
Country: France
Construction: GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich PVC fiberglass vinylester (vacuum infusion)
First built hull: 2016
Last built hull: Still in production
Appendages: Lifting keel : swing keel
Helm: Twin helm wheels
Rudder: Twin spade rudders
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: No
EC design category iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions) A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m: A
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): About
315 000 €
(2017)

JPK 45 Fast Cruiser's main dimensions

Hull length: 45’ 4”13.8 m
Beam (width): 14’ 10”4.5 m
Draft: 9’ 6”2.9 m
Draft when appendages up: 4’ 11”1.5 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 20944 lb9500 kg
Ballast weight: 9039 lb4100 kg
Ballast type: Glass fiber/vinylester (infusion) fin with lead bulb

JPK 45 Fast Cruiser's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 1216 ft²113 m²
Downwind sail area: 2777 ft²258 m²
Mainsail area: 570 ft²53 m²
Genoa area: 646 ft²60 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area: 2207 ft²205 m²
Gennaker area: 1292 ft²120 m²
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 2
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars (carbon fiber spars as an option)
Standing rigging: Dyform

JPK 45 Fast Cruiser's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 271 ft²/T25.19 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 619 ft²/T57.52 m²/T
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 43 %