US 46 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · centerboard

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

46' · 14.02 m

Disp.

25,000 lbs · 11,340 kg

First year

1968

The US 46, introduced in 1968, represents a fascinating chapter in the evolution of American fiberglass yacht construction. Conceived by the iconic naval architect William H. "Bill" Jr. Tripp, this heavydisplacement cruiser was designed as a stretched, more refined development of his earlier and highly successful US 41. Built primarily as a collaboration between the Canadian manufacturer Grampian Marine in Oakville, Ontario, and the marketing engine of US Yachts, the model was also marketed in various guises as the Grampian 46. Only a select few of these sturdy yachts were ever built—with records suggesting only about a dozen hulls left the molds—making surviving examples rare classics. Tripp, famed for designing robust, seakindly vessels that could withstand the most grueling offshore conditions, engineered the US 46 to be a true bluewater passagemaker capable of carrying a shorthanded crew anywhere in the world with comfort, safety, and poise.