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Pilot Saloon 48 Shoal draft

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 Shoal draft version features a shorter keel to grant access to shallow areas.

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

Pilot Saloon 48's main features

Model
Pilot Saloon 48
Version
Shoal 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 (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
5’ 11”1.8 m
Light displacement (MLC)
31702 lb14380 kg
Ballast weight
8995 lb4080 kg
Ballast type
Lead

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.
186 ft²/T17.25 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.
386 ft²/T35.85 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.
196
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.
28 %
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

Pilot Saloon 48's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
110 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
171.7 gal650 liters

Pilot Saloon 48's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Open aft cockpit
Cabin(s) (min./max.)
3 / 4
Berth(s) (min./max.)
6 / 10
Head(s)
2
Freshwater tank capacity
162.5 gal615 liters
Holding tank capacity
42.3 gal160 liters
Fridge/ice-box capacity
63.4 gal240 liters
Boiler capacity
10.6 gal40 liters
Galley headroom
6’ 11”2.1 m
Head headroom
6’ 5”1.95 m

Pilot Saloon 48's saloon

Maximum headroom
6’ 7”2 m

Pilot Saloon 48's fore cabin

Maximum headroom
6’ 2”1.9 m

Pilot Saloon 48's aft cabin

Maximum headroom
6’ 2”1.9 m
Berth length
6’ 8”2.05 m
Berth width
5’ 2”1.6 m
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