Feeling 48 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · centerboard

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

47.9' · 14.6 m

Displ.

30,865 lbs · 14,000 kg

First year

2010

The Feeling 48 stands as the sophisticated flagship of the "Dériveur Intégral" (integral centerboard) philosophy developed by the Kirié shipyard and later refined under the Alliaura Marine era. Launched in the early 2000s and designed by the esteemed naval architecture firm Mortain & Mavrikios, this vessel was engineered to solve the perennial cruiser's dilemma: how to combine the offshore stability of a deepdraft yacht with the coastal versatility of a shallowdraft boat. Unlike many liftingkeel yachts that retain a fixed "stub" keel, the Feeling 48 features a fully retracting foil and a heavy castiron ground plate, allowing it to take the ground and remain perfectly upright on its own hull—a rare feat for a vessel of nearly 50 feet and 14 tons.