Seafarer 48

The Seafarer 48 is an American sailboat that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1969. It is S&S design #1956.

The boat was introduced at the 1969 New York Boat Show and was named Queen of the Show. It was one of the largest sailboats seen at the show.

The Seafarer 48 design was developed into the Hughes 48 and the Northstar 48.

Production
The design was built by Seafarer Yachts in the United States, starting in 1969, but it is now out of production. It was the largest boat built by Seafarer, but fewer than five boats were likely built in total.

Design
The Seafarer 48 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead yawl rig; a raked stem; a raised counter, angled transom; a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed, swept fin keel. It displaces 30000 lb and carries 15700 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 7.00 ft with the standard keel. The boat is fitted with an inboard engine for docking and maneuvering.

The design has a hull speed of 7.7 kn.

Operational history
This is a large mosaic showing the boat at an office building in Huntington, New York, where the Seafarer Yachts plant was once located.