VanDutch 48

Name: VanDutch 48
Brand: VanDutch

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1-Navigation2 — Cantiere del Pardo S.p.A. (VanDutch)

Design

Designer: Mulder Design
Naval architect: Mulder Design

Summary

Motor MonohullInboard DieselCE B

Length overall: 47.9 ft
Beam: 13.1 ft
Displacement: 31,085 lb
Engine power: 625–725 hp
Cabins: 2

* A standard reference image, not the actual boat — shown to help visualise this model's published dimensions.

Best Suited For

Coastal Cruising
From the published figures: CE Category B · LOA 14.61 m

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Speed, Power & Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Power to weight

Total engine power per tonne of published displacement — more means livelier acceleration for the hull. Drawn for motor yachts.

102.8 hp/t

2 × 725 hp · 14.1 t

Tanks

Fuel and water on one scale: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

Fuel396 gal
Water106 gal

Design Category

Certified CE design category B (Offshore): the wind and waves the EU Recreational Craft Directive says this boat is designed to take.

D
Sheltered waters
Wind
up to Beaufort 4
Waves
up to 0.3 m
C
Inshore
Wind
up to Beaufort 6
Waves
up to 2 m
BThis boat
Offshore
Wind
up to Beaufort 8
Waves
up to 4 m
A
Ocean
Wind
above Beaufort 8
Waves
above 4 m

Design limits set by the EU Recreational Craft Directive (2013/53/EU), in significant wave height. A category covers the conditions of those below it. It is the limit the boat was designed to, not a promise that it is safe in any conditions within it — that judgement stays with the skipper.

Dimensions

LOA: 47.9 ft (14.61 m)
Hull length: 45.4 ft (13.85 m)
LWL: —
Beam: 13.1 ft (4 m)
Draft (min): 3.1 ft (0.93 m)
Draft (max): 3.1 ft (0.93 m)
Air draft: —
Displacement: 31,085 lb (14,100 kg)
Ballast: —
Cabins: 2
Heads: —
Berths: —

Performance

Maximum speed: —
Cruising speed: —
Range: —
Guests: —
Crew: —

Engine and Tanks

Engine: 625–725 hp (Volvo Penta)
Engine count: 2
Engine manufacturer: Volvo Penta
Propulsion type: shaft drive
Fuel capacity: 396 gal (1,500 L)
Fresh water capacity: 106 gal (400 L)
Black water capacity: —

Construction

Hull material: —
Deck material: —
Rudder type: —
Steering wheels: —

Builder's Own Figures

Engines: standard: 2x Volvo Penta D11 625 hp Shaft Drive (Diesel) | optional: 2x Volvo Penta (D11) 725 hp Shaft Drive (Diesel)
CE persons: category B 14; category C 18 (certified persons, not guests)
Displacement basis: as printed: 14.1 t approx | 28200 lb approx
Engine power basis: per engine; min = standard engine, max = largest option; hp as printed or the Volvo designation's number (D6-380 = 380 hp)

Figures read fromvandutch.com/pages/vandutch-48· Specificationsread 9/19/2026

About VanDutch

Premium production

Dutch-born luxury open yachts, built in Italy by Cantiere del Pardo since 2020 — five Mulder Design hulls from the 9.8 m VanDutch 32 tender to the 22 m VanDutch 75 on triple Volvo IPS, all sharing the brand's vertical-bowed, straight-lined signature.

VanDutch was founded in the Netherlands in 2008 and made its name by rethinking the day boat, joining lifestyle, design and function in a hull whose profile is recognised at a distance. The idea was to simplify yachting rather than elaborate it -- a boat approachable enough for a first owner, elegant for a couple, roomy for a family, quick enough for anyone who wanted that. Since 2020 the brand has belonged to Cantiere del Pardo, an Italian yard with nearly fifty years of building behind it, and since 2022 all production has been concentrated at its Italian works. The fleet now runs from the VanDutch 32, a tender-sized boat, through the 40, 48 and 56 to the VanDutch 75, a sport cruiser built for longer passages.

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