482
With her carbon reinforced foam core hulls and powerful sail plan the 482 was designed to knock off big nautical miles. Upwind she points high, with little leeway, in the 7 to 10 knot range with her high aspect daggerboards. Reaching she blasts along between 8 and 14 knots. Of course if you really want to crank her up in surfing conditions the current record for a 482 is 28 knots.
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Performance
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“The choice of materials is qualitative (the foam core and wood veneer for furniture), as well as the overall finish, in a word: impeccable.”
The Hull
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Overall Length
14.71 m / 48.26 ft
Waterline Length
14.71 m / 48.26 ft
Beam Overall
7.9 m / 25.91 ft
Main Sail
94.47 m2 / 1017 ft2
Working Self-TACKING JIB
36.25 m2 / 390 ft2
Sail Area (100% Foretriangle)
137.58 m2 / 1,480 ft2
Asymmetric Spinnaker
184.34 m2 / 1,984 ft2
Draft (Boards Down)
2.2 m / 7.22 ft
Draft (Boards Up)
1.16 m / 3.81 ft
Draft Keeled Version
1.352 m / 4.44 ft
Air Draft/Mast Clearance
21.76 m / 71.39 ft
Bridgedeck Clearance
815mm / 8.8ft (est.)
DISP (Base Boat – Daggerboard)
13,300 kgs / 29,321 lbs
DISP (Base Boat – Keeled)
13,300 kgs / 29,321 lbs
Davit Load
250 kgs / 550 lbs per arm
Max Length Tender: 3.5m / 11′ 6″
Max Weight Tender w/OB: 214 kgs / 472 lbs
Screacher/Reacher
88.70 m2 / 954 ft2
Engine
YANMAR 4JH45 X SD60
2 x 34 kw / 2 x 45 hp
Fuel Capacity
2 x 400 ltrs / 2 x 105 gals
Fresh Water Capacity
2 x 390 ltrs / 2 x 103 gals
Black Water Capacity
2 x 60 ltrs / 2 x 16 gals
Maximum Displacement
17,290 kgs / 38,117 lbs