TRITON 48
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 47.64 ft |
| LWL | 39.4 ft |
| Beam | 14.63 ft |
| Draft | 7.5 ft |
| Displacement | 26,455 lb |
| Ballast | 10,140.2 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 8.4 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 59.45 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 18.11 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 53.35 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 17.13 ft |
| FLforestay | 18.1 ft |
| Mainsail | 1,031.8 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 538.3 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 915.1 sq ft |
About the TRITON 48
Wing keel/shoal draft: 6.5'/1.98m Std. layout shown.
Performance
ORC Performance Data(3 certificates)
Measured performance data from ORC (Offshore Racing Congress) certificates.
Polar Diagram
Boat speed (kn) vs. true wind angle. Source: ORC
Racing Ratings
Triple Number
ORC Measured
Sail Areas (ORC)
Speed Table (kn)
| TWA \ TWS | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52° | 3.8 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| 60° | 4.1 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 |
| 75° | 4.4 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.5 |
| 90° | 4.3 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
| 110° | 4.1 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.3 |
| 120° | 4.0 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.7 |
| 135° | 3.5 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 9.8 |
| 150° | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.5 |
| Beat VMG | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Run VMG | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.9 |
Market Price
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 47.64ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the TRITON 48yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
Own a TRITON 48? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.
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