Sailmaster 45 Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

45.08' · 13.74 m

Disp.

28,000 lbs · 12,701 kg

First year

1963

The Sailmaster 45 represents a rare and sophisticated intersection of midcentury American naval architecture and traditional Dutch industrial craftsmanship. As the flagship of the Sailmaster line—a brand established by Rip Lanning to import highquality European builds to the American market during the 1960s—the 45 was a departure from the smaller, massproduced fiberglass sloops common at the time. Built by Werf Gusto (A.F. Smulders) in Schiedam, Netherlands, the Sailmaster 45 leveraged the shipyard’s extensive experience in heavy steel construction and offshore engineering to produce a bluewater cruiser of exceptional durability. Designed by the preeminent firm Sparkman & Stephens (Design No. 1707), the vessel was conceived as a heavydisplacement ocean voyager capable of global transit.