Sailboats are designed to be propelled by wind. Modern sailboats often possess engines to facilitate docking and mooring.
Crafts measuring over 15 meters are referred to as sailing yachts on NauticExpo.
Several types exist:
- Day-sailers (day boats, weekenders) are small-sized sailboats meant to be used for a daytime trip or a short cruise.
- Sailing yachts are used for leisure and touristic navigation
- Cruiser-racer sailboats are used in regattas, but maintain high living-comfort nonetheless
- Race sailboats are designed for regattas and sea races
- Sailboats are considered traditional or classical when they have been built a certain time ago or have been designed following time-proven architectural lines.
Most modern sailboats are made of fiberglass or polyester fiber. Aluminum sailboats exist as well.
Composite construction materials cabn be found on competition crafts (carbon, epoxy...).
Wooden sailboats can still be found, but are becoming increasingly rarer outside luxury models.
The type of navigation will determine the choice of the sailboat. Budget and/or mooring abilities will determine the craft's length and equipment quality.
- Uses natural energy
- Unlimited navigation
- Requires navigational knowledge
- Draft
- Heeling
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Cruising sailboat (twin steering wheel) 40 Marlow Hunter
12,57m 
41' 3"ft
The fast-paced lifestyle of today leaves few sanctuaries of solitude. Whether you are a day sailor or serious cruiser, the new Hunter 40 is designed to please. Her superior sailing characteristics are honed from...
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Cruising sailboat (twin steering wheel, 2 or 3 cabins) 380 Dufour Yachts
11,19m 36' 9"ft
EXTREMELY PRACTICAL The way space is handled The Grand’Large 380 has already made a name for itself. As soon as you put to sea, what strikes you above anything else is the cleverness with which the spaces are organized and complement each other to offer purity and practicality. The spaces work together in such a way that moving around on board is a dream. Even below...
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Sailboat : cruising sailing-yacht OCEANIS 55 Bénéteau sailboats
16,7m 54' 10"ft
This cruising yacht with clean modern lines, using contemporary design codes, favouring an extremely comfortable interior where there is an ambient feeling of great...
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Cruising sailboat (twin steering wheel, 3 or 4 cabins) SUN ODYSSEY 469 Jeanneau - Sailboats
14,05m 46' 1"ft
The newest addition to the Sun Odyssey line, the Sun Odyssey 469, benefits from the latest innovations and inherits the finest traits of this...
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Cruising sailboat : luxury sailing-super-yacht (deck saloon, flybridge) BETTER PLACE Wally
50,5m 165' 8"ft
Type // Blue Water High Performance Sloop Year // TBC Length overall // 50.50 m - 165'7" Length waterline // 44.80 m - 146'10" Maximum beam // 10.25 m...
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Sailboat : day-sailer (with cabin, open transom) J88 J-boats
8,9m 29' 2"ft
From the J design/build team that launched the J/70 and J/111, comes the NEW J/88, a 29’ mid-size family speedster with stability, style and sailing comfort. J/88 hits the sweet-spot in J Boat’s performance sprit range – large enough to provide the creature comforts of a sit-in cockpit, inboard diesel, overnighting interior and head; and small enough to be single-point lifted, owner...
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Sailboat : cruising sailing-yacht 575 Hanse
17,15m 56' 3"ft
The new HANSE 575 has all the design components for...
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Cruiser-racer sailboat (carbon mast, bow-sprit) J 133 J-boats Europe
13,11m 43' 0"ft
The flagship of J Composites range remains the most timeless. A design that will never be old-fashioned despite the news design accessories, a performance that make victories possible every...
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Cruiser sailboat (center cockpit, 3 cabins) 46 Oyster Marine
14,26m 46' 9"ft
The Oyster 46 is a very powerful yacht, almost certainly best in class for righting movement and form stability, with a hull and deck that are lighter, stronger and stiffer than her predecessors. Add to this more beam, a much...
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Coastal cruising sailboat 18 Catalina Yachts
6,2m 20' 4"ft
The entire deck, cabin house and cockpit are new for the mark II edition of the popular Catalina 18. More sculpted curves have contributed to a boat that is more comfotable...
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Cruising sailboat (twin steering wheel, 3 cabins) XC 45 X-Yachts
13,72m 45' 0"ft
The Xc 45 is the first of a new range of Xcruising yachts to be offered alongside the Xperformance and Xracing lines. The objective for...
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Sailboat : cruising sailing-yacht (deck saloon) OYSTER 100 RMK Yachts
30,8m 101' 1"ft
The Oyster 100 by Dubois is designed with the specification, features and classification of very much larger yachts - and provides a sophisticated entry into superyacht ownership. By contrast, other 100-foot alternatives...
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Racing sailboat (one-design) CLUB SWAN 42 Nautor's Swan
12,98m 42' 7"ft
Together with Frers Design Office, Nautor's Swan produced a winning concept based on a ground-breaking partnership with the NYYC. The philosophy on which...
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Sailboat : classic day-sailer (with cabin) H 26 FRAUSCHER BOOTSWERFT
7,88m 25' 10"ft
The h26 embodies the ideal of a perfect day-sailer...
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Sailboat : day-sailer (lifting keel, trailerable) LASER STRATOS KEEL Laser Performance
4,94m 16' 2"ft
Ultimate family day sailor. The most versatile family boat on the market, the Laser Stratos...
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Sailboat : cruising sailing-yacht CENTURION 57 Wauquiez
17,5m 57' 5"ft
The Centurion 57 marks the return of the mythical Centurion lineage onto the luxury yacht market. Powerful, thoroughbred, as manoeuvrable as a racing yacht yet as comfortable, elegant and luxurious as a super yacht, the Centurion 57 is the quintessence of Wauquiez expertise in terms of conception and high end yacht building. An efficient, comfortable hull . The hull is powerful...
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Racing sailboat (open transom, carbon) 38 RACER Enavigo Yachts
11,6m 38' 1"ft
Concept The boat is designed for the sailor who puts excellence first and knows that quality and quantity are two very different properties. We gathered all our resources to design and help build the ultimate Club Racer (Racer-Cruiser). The hull is the result of extensive CFD and VPP studies. The moderate beam and narrow static waterlines optimise upwind and downwind performance, whilst the rounded...
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Ocean cruising sailboat (aluminium, lifting keel) ALLURES 39.9 Allures Yachting
12,65m 41' 6"ft
The Allures 39.9 is a lifting keel yacht with aluminium hull and composite superstructure. Created from very strict specifications and prepared on the basis of feedback from numerous circumnavigators, this vessel brings together all the characteristics...
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Sailboat : cruising sailing-yacht (aluminium) CIGALE 18 Alubat
18,28m 60' 0"ft
Specifications Architect : Marc Lombard Double rudders : oui Bits and rudders aluminum profiles...
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Coastal cruising sailboat S&S 30 Coastal Cruiser Bluenose Yacht Sales
9,3m 30' 6"ft
The Sparkman Stephens 30 cruising version is a perfect way to explore any coastline with style and elegance combined with the speed of a larger boat. Accommodations to sleep four very comfortably, and enclosed marine head with holding tank, sink, DC powered small fridge and stove for galley prep. The S&S 30 will out perform any boat in her size range, to windward,...
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Cruising sailboat (2 cabins) FEELING 32 - ORIGINAL LINE Feeling
9,95m 32' 8"ft
Architecte / Architect : Michel JOUBERT/Patrick ROSEO Longueur HT/Length overall (LOA) : 9,95m / 32'7 Longueur de flottaison/Waterline length (LWL) : 8,70m / 28'6 Bau maximum/ Beam overall : 3,42m /11'3 Tirant d'eau DI/Draft...
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Sailboat : classic day-sailer EAGLE 44 Leonardo Yachts B.V.
13,33m 43' 9"ft
The Eagle 44 is an extraordinary daysailer. With 13.33 m length she will turn heads. The Dykstra design was inspired by the famous J-class yachts. Classic above the water line and modern...
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Sailboat : racing keelboat (lifting keel) Class 2M Naval Force 3
7,2m 23' 7"ft
" Class 2M ": a determinedly contemporary keel boat. A true upwind keel boat, Class 2M is a sailboat associating performance and design. Intended for sheltered waters , " Class 2M " will satisfy both those looking for leisurely cruising and those wishing to race. Its spacious...
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Cruising sailboat (custom-made, aluminium) SEALION 36 BORD A BORD
10,97m 36' 0"ft
The SEALION 36 program is mainly for a cruising use but can be thought for longer journeys. The solution of the two-keels was held since...
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Cruising sailboat (deck saloon, 2 cabins) 38 DS Sirius
11,58m 38' 0"ft
The philosophy behind our Sirius deck saloon yachts lies in the inter-connection of the most important living areas on board. Why is this important for us? It´s easy to imagine problems on a sailing trip: For some, the trip turns out too long, grumbling kids in...
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Sailboat : classic day-sailer (gaffsail) WHITEHALL SPIRIT 17 EXPEDITION Whitehall Rowing & Sail
5,2m 17' 1"ft
The New Whitehall Spirit 17 Expedition Model is designed to fill the needs of those who want to travel farther afield, go exploring/camping or participate in one of the RAID-style regattas, which are growing in popularity. An easily trailerable boat, the Whitehall Spirit 17 Expedition is perfect as a classic daysailer, or health-giving...
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Sailboat : classic open boat LA GAZELLE DES SABLES La GAZELLE DES SABLES
2,7m 8' 10"ft
The Workshops of the Gazelle of Sands proposes the arranges of the traditional sailing ships with liquid ballast: pleasures of the veil in Al simplicity, to use-friendliness and elegance. Live Easy to, transport and sail, the Gazelle of Sands, reduction of the elegant tuna boats of Southern Brittany, present has gauge optimized for has weight-Feather...
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9,4m 30' 10"ft
Construction Hull and Deck *Glass E mats , infusion and vinyl-ester epoxy under vacuum infusion, *Sandwich in Airex or...
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Ocean cruising sailboat Aureus XV Absolute Aureus Yachts
15,03m 49' 4"ft
AUREUS XV Compact Maxi Yacht for hedonists. We are pleased to present Aureus XV - a light, fast sailing yacht, built from carbon fibers and vacuum infused epoxy...
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Sailboat : cruising sailing-yacht 58 Gunfleet Marine LLP
18,25m 59' 11"ft
The new Gunfleet 58 combines a stunning profile with the promise of excellent performance and best in class accommodation and features. Even more of everything you expect in a world class cruising yacht. Better by Design She has clean undistorted lines, carrying her beam well aft for additional form...
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Sailboat : cruising sailing-yacht (aluminium, lifting keel) 63 Boréal
19,95m 65' 5"ft
The Boréal 63 will be a spacious boat designed for all latitudes. All the specifities of the other Boréal will be incorporated in this new Boréal. Each time she will be adapted to the dreams,...
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Sailboat : cruising sailing-yacht (open transom) TOFINOU 16 Latitude 46
15,9m 52' 2"ft
A new exemple of Latitude 46 shipyard know-how, this elegant...
