Vindö 452 Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Monohull · full

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

33.73' · 10.28 m

Disp.

13,228 lbs · 6,000 kg

First year

1990

The Vindö 452 represents one of the final and most sophisticated evolutions of the Swedish "mahoganyonfiberglass" tradition. Built by Nötesunds Varv on the island of Orust—a region synonymous with highend Scandinavian yacht building—the 452 was designed to provide the aesthetic grace of a classic wooden yacht with the structural longevity of a GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic) hull. Unlike many of its contemporaries that moved toward fully composite structures in the 1980s, the Vindö Marin yard maintained a laborintensive construction method where a solid fiberglass hull was married to a handcrafted mahogany coachroof and a teakoverfiberglass deck. This model was a direct successor to the earlier Vindö 45, offering updated lines and a more refined interior arrangement to compete with the growing demand for largedisplacement bluewater cruisers.