Pilot Saloon 48 Standard

Sailboat specifications

The Pilot Saloon 48 is a 48’6” (14.77m) cruising sailboat designed by Berret Racoupeau Yachts Design (France). She is built since 2016 by Wauquiez (France).

The Pilot Saloon 48 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Deep draft and Shoal draft version (see all the versions compared).

Pilot Saloon 48's main features

Model: Pilot Saloon 48
Version: Standard
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Offshore deck saloon cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder: Wauquiez
Sailboat designer: Berret Racoupeau Yachts Design
Sailboat range: Pilot Saloon
Country: France
Construction: GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester (vacuum infusion)
- Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester (vacuum infusion)
First built hull: 2016
Last built hull: Still in production
Appendages: Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
Helm: Twin helm wheels
Rudder: Single spade rudder
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
480 000 €
(2020)

Pilot Saloon 48's main dimensions

Hull length: 48’ 6”14.77 m
Waterline length: 41’ 10”12.75 m
Beam (width): 15’ 1”4.61 m
Draft: 6’ 11”2.1 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 31306 lb14200 kg
Ballast weight: 8598 lb3900 kg
Ballast type: Cast iron

Pilot Saloon 48's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 1098 ft²102 m²
Downwind sail area: 2282 ft²212 m²
Mainsail area: 560 ft²52 m²
Genoa area: 538 ft²50 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area: 1722 ft²160 m²
Code 0 area: 915 ft²85 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 60’ 6”18.45 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 17’ 1”5.22 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 56’ 11”17.35 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 17’ 8”5.4 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi 19/20
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 3
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire discontinuous

Pilot Saloon 48'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.: 187 ft²/T17.39 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.: 389 ft²/T36.15 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 194
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.: 27 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 8.67 knots