Maple Leaf 48 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Cutter

LOA

47.67' · 14.53 m

Displ.

34,000 lbs · 15,422 kg

First year

1972

The Maple Leaf 48, designed by the prolific naval architect Stan Huntingford and built by Cooper Enterprises Inc. (Cooper Yachts), stands as a quintessential example of the "Pacific Northwest cruiser." Launched during an era when Forbes Cooper’s yard was the dominant force in Canadian yacht manufacturing, the Maple Leaf 48 was engineered specifically for the rigors of highlatitude sailing and longdistance offshore passages. These vessels were often delivered as semicustom builds or highquality factory hulls, providing a robust platform that prioritized volume, safety, and heavyweather endurance over lightair agility. With its distinctive high freeboard and centercockpit configuration, the 48 serves as the larger sibling to the popular Maple Leaf 42 and 45, offering significantly more internal displacement and storage for extended liveaboard service.