Hylas 48

Sailboat specifications

The Hylas 48 is a 48’ (14.63m) cruising sailboat designed by Dixon Yacht Design (United Kingdom). She is built since 2018 by Hylas Yachts (Taiwan). She has been awarded "2019 - Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Full-Size Cruiser Under 48 Feet" and "2019 - SAIL magazine - Best Systems".

Hylas 48's main features

Model

Hylas 48

Hull type

Monohull

Category

Cruising sailboat

Sailboat builder

Hylas Yachts

Sailboat designer

Dixon Yacht Design

Country

Taiwan

Construction

GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Single skin fiberglass vinylester
- Deck: Sandwich fiberglass vinylester

First built hull

2018

Last built hull

Still in production

Award(s)

2019: Cruising World - Boat of the Year: Full-Size Cruiser Under 48 Feet
2019: SAIL magazine - Best Systems

Appendages

Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)

Helm

Single tiller

Rudder

Single semi-spade rudder

Unsinkable

Trailerable

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

Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)

N/A €

Hylas 48's main dimensions

Overall length: 48’14.63 m
Hull length: 48’14.63 m
Waterline length: 42’12.8 m
Beam (width): 14’ 6”4.42 m
Draft: 6’ 6”1.98 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 35362 lb16040 kg
Ballast type: Lead

Hylas 48's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 1091 ft²101.36 m²
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi masthead
Mast configuration: Keel 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

Hylas 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.: 172 ft²/T15.94 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.: 217
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.: 8.68 knots