⛵ Sailboat DB

DISCOVERY 42 (HATFIELD)

Masthead Sloop • Fin with rudder on skeg • Built 1967

drawing

Dimensions

LOA
42 ft
LWL
32.5 ft
Beam
11.58 ft
Max Draft
6.5 ft
Displacement
19,240 lbs
Ballast
7,100 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.73 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
18.2
D/L Ratio ⓘ
250
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
36.9%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
816 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Rig Type
Masthead Sloop
Hull Material
FG
Ballast Type
Lead

Production

First Built
1967
Last Built
Number Built
Notes: Specs and information are from an article in Boating Magazine, 1967. The article mentions Petersen's Fiberglas Boats Ltd was contracted to build the first two. We understand ICL Engineering also built two.