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Pilot Saloon 42 Deep draft

Sailboat specifications

The Pilot Saloon 42 is a 42’7” (12.99m) cruising sailboat designed by Berret Racoupeau Yachts Design (France). She is built since 2018 by Wauquiez (France). The Deep draft version offers a deeper L-shaped keel bringing extra performance especially upwind. She has been awarded "2019 - SAIL magazine - Best Monohull Cruising Boat 41 to 50ft".

The Pilot Saloon 42 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Standard version (see all the versions compared).

Find out more about the Pilot Saloon 42 on Boat-Spec's blog: European Yacht of the Year 2019 nominated sailboats.

Pilot Saloon 42's main features

Model
Pilot Saloon 42
Version
Deep draft
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore deck saloon cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
France
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
- Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
First built hull
2018
Last built hull
Still in production
Award(s)
  • 2019: SAIL magazine - Best Monohull Cruising Boat 41 to 50ft
    Appendages
    Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
    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 
    410 000
     (2020)

    Pilot Saloon 42's main dimensions

    Hull length
    42’ 7”12.99 m
    Waterline length
    42’12.8 m
    Beam (width)
    14’ 2”4.34 m
    Draft
    7’ 1”2.15 m
    Light displacement (MLC)
    24912 lb11300 kg
    Ballast weight
    8047 lb3650 kg
    Ballast type
    Cast iron

    Pilot Saloon 42's rig and sails

    Upwind sail area
    963 ft²89.5 m²
    Downwind sail area
    1841 ft²171 m²
    Mainsail area
    495 ft²46 m²
    Genoa area
    468 ft²43.5 m²
    Asymmetric spinnaker area
    1345 ft²125 m²
    Gennaker area
    775 ft²72 m²
    Rigging type
    Sloop Marconi 7/8
    Mast configuration
    Deck stepped mast
    Rotating spars
    No
    Number of levels of spreaders
    2
    Spreaders angle
    Swept-back
    Spars construction
    Aluminum spars
    Standing rigging
    1x19 strand wire discontinuous

    Pilot Saloon 42'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.
    191 ft²/T17.77 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.
    366 ft²/T33.96 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.
    153
    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.
    32 %
    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

    Pilot Saloon 42's auxiliary engine

    Engine(s)
    1 inboard engine
    Engine(s) power (min./max.)
    57 HP / 80 HP
    Fuel type
    Diesel
    Fuel tank capacity
    109.6 gal415 liters

    Pilot Saloon 42's accommodations and layout

    Cockpit
    Open aft cockpit
    Cabin(s) (min./max.)
    2 / 3
    Berth(s) (min./max.)
    4 / 7
    Head(s)
    2
    Freshwater tank capacity
    109.6 gal415 liters
    Maximum headroom
    7’ 1”2.17 m
    Galley headroom
    6’ 1”1.85 m
    Head headroom
    6’ 2”1.9 m

    Pilot Saloon 42's saloon

    Maximum headroom
    5’ 4”1.62 m
    Saloon table length
    3’ 7”1.09 m
    Saloon table width
    2’ 4”0.71 m
    Berth length
    6’ 5”1.95 m
    Chart table
    2’ 11”0.87 m x 1’ 4”0.4 m
    Berth width
    1’ 6”0.45 m

    Pilot Saloon 42's fore cabin

    Maximum headroom
    6’ 1”1.87 m
    Berth length
    6’ 7”2 m
    Berth width
    5’ 2”1.6 m

    Pilot Saloon 42's aft cabin

    Maximum headroom
    7’ 1”2.17 m
    Berth length
    6’ 7”2 m
    Berth width
    6’ 7”2 m
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