GALLANT 53
Masthead Sloop • Fin w/spade rudder • Built 1966–1973
Dimensions
- LOA
- 53.18 ft
- LWL
- 38.75 ft
- Beam
- 13.08 ft
- Max Draft
- 7.33 ft
- Displacement
- 40,000 lbs
- Ballast
- 12,000 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.53 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 13.2
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 307
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 30.0%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 967 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin w/spade rudder
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1966
- Last Built
- 1973
- Number Built
- 22
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Perkins
- Power
- 72 hp
- Engine Type
- Diesel
Notes: vds design #158. \nWhen introduced, this was the worlds largest 'series-built' FG yacht.\nCenter and aft cockpit versions. Sloop or ketch.\nIn 1977, it was on a GALLANT 53 that Naomi James became the first woman to sail around the world single handed.
Designer
- E. G. Van de Stadt (1910–1999)
Builders
- Southern Ocean Shipyard Ltd. (UK) (1959–1987)
- Tyler Boat Co. Ltd. (UK) (1946–1980)