Seafarer 45

Seafarer 45

Development
Designer	Sparkman & Stephens
Location	Netherlands
Year	1961
Builder(s)	Werf Gusto
Role	Racer-Cruiser
Name	Seafarer 45
Boat
Displacement	25,000 lb (11,340 kg)
Draft	6.42 ft (1.96 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	45.08 ft (13.74 m)
LWL	30.33 ft (9.24 m)
Beam	11.00 ft (3.35 m)
Engine type	Gray Marine 491 gasoline engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	modified long keel
Ballast	9,500 lb (4,309 kg)
Rudder(s)	keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	50.00 ft (15.24 m)
J foretriangle base	16.25 ft (4.95 m)
P mainsail luff	44.00 ft (13.41 m)
E mainsail foot	21.50 ft (6.55 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	473.00 sq ft (43.943 m2)
Jib/genoa area	406.25 sq ft (37.742 m2)
Total sail area	879.25 sq ft (81.685 m2)
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The Seafarer 45 is a Dutch sailboat that was designed by Americans Sparkman & Stephens as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1961. The sloop version was S&S design #1618 and the yawl version design #1618.1. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

The boat was later sold under the name Sailmaster 45. ^{[1] [4]}

Production

The design was built by Werf Gusto in the Netherlands, starting in 1961 and imported into the United States by Seafarer Yachts, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [2] [4] [5] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Design

The Seafarer 45 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with mahogany and teak wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig or optional yawl rig, with the addition of a mizzen mast. The hull has a raked stem; a raised counter, angled transom; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed modified long keel, with a cutaway forefoot. The sloop version displaces 25,000 lb (11,340 kg) and carries 9,500 lb (4,309 kg) of lead ballast, while the yawl model displaces 25,000 lb (11,340 kg) and carries 9,250 lb (4,196 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [2] [4] [5]}

The boat has a draft of 6.42 ft (1.96 m) with the standard keel. ^{[1] [2] [4] [5]}

The boat is fitted with a Gray Marine 491 gasoline engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 55 U.S. gallons (210 L; 46 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 250 U.S. gallons (950 L; 210 imp gal). ^{[1] [2] [4] [5]}

The design has sleeping accommodation for eight people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settee berths and two pilot berths in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth. The galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder. The galley is U-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove, an ice box and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. There are two heads, one just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and one on the starboard side at the companionway. ^{[1] [4] [6]}

The design has a hull speed of 7.38 kn (13.67 km/h). ^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Seafarer 45 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Seafarer 45 Yawl sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Seafarer 45". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
5. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Seafarer 45 Yawl". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
6. "Seafarer Fiberglass Yachts". Motor Boating and Sailing. January 1961. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
7. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Seafarer Yachts 1965 - 1985". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
8. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Seafarer Yachts". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
9. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Werf Gusto". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
10. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Werf Gusto". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

External links

• Photo of a Seafarer 45 Yawl sailing