MASON 53
Cutter • Fin Keel • Built 1982–1989
Dimensions
- LOA
- 53.5 ft
- LWL
- 39.75 ft
- Beam
- 14.83 ft
- Max Draft
- 6.87 ft
- Displacement
- 38,600 lbs
- Ballast
- 14,360 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.75 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 17.1
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 274
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 37.2%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 1218 sq ft
- I
- 59.84 ft
- J
- 21 ft
- P
- 53.16 ft
- E
- 22.23 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin Keel
- Rig Type
- Cutter
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1982
- Last Built
- 1989
- Number Built
- —
Notes: Mason design # S-105.\nShoal draft: 5.75'.\nAft and center cockpit versions.\nCutter or staysail ketch.
Designer
- Alvin Mason (1911–1995)
Builder
- Ta Shing Yacht Building Ltd. (1947)