Pegasus 45 Cruising Cutter
Description
The Pegasus 45 Cruising Cutter (also known as the MacLear & Harris Pegasus 45 or simply Pegasus 45) is a custom expedition-class bluewater cruiser designed by the firm MacLear & Harris (notable for innovative, seaworthy designs often with "whale belly" hull forms for enhanced volume and stability; lines credited to Spyros Garbis and Dave Gerr in some references). It was built as a one-off aluminum monohull in 1990 (aluminum construction for durability in remote/expedition use). The boat features a single-stick "schooner" or cutter rig (configurable for versatility), fore and aft centerboards (allowing draft adjustment from 4'6" to 9' for shallow access or deeper performance), substantial lead ballast (11 tons poured into the keel for excellent stability), and a focus on safe, capable offshore voyaging to remote areas where other boats struggle—emphasizing robustness, self-sufficiency, and seaworthiness over speed or racing. Production was limited to this single hull (custom build, not a series), now long out of production but occasionally listed on brokerage sites as a proven expedition vessel.
Construction Details
| Designer | MacLear & Harris |
|---|---|
| Length | 45.000 ft |
| LOA | 45.000 ft |
| LWL | 36.000 ft |
| Beam | 13.000 ft |
| Displacement | 50000 lb |
| Ballast | 22000 lb |
| Max Draft | 9.000 ft |
| Min Draft | 4.500 ft |
| Year Built | 1990 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 41.50 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 22 ft |
| p | 28.75 ft |
| e | 14.41 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41.50 ft | 22 ft | 28.75 ft | 14.41 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Pegasus 45 Cruising Cutter - MAINSAIL
| Luff | 41.75 ft - (12725 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 17.5 ft - (5334 mm) |
| Leech | * 44.51 ft - (13567 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 87.99 ° |
| Diagonal | * 44.7 ft - (13625 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | 364.91 ft² |
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Pegasus 45 Cruising Cutter - GENOA
| Luff | 41.5 ft - (12649 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 22 ft - (6706 mm) |
| Leech | 28.75 ft - (8763 mm) |
| Length Perpendicular | 14.41 ft - (4392 mm) |
| Area | 299.03 ft² |
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