LeComte 52 (Ocean Racer 52)

Description

The LeComte 52 (also known as the Le Comte 52, Ocean Racer 52, or Oceanracer) is a classic large bluewater cruising/racing sloop (with some yawl variants) designed by renowned American naval architect William H. Tripp Jr. in the mid-to-late 1960s. Built by Dutch yard LeComte Yachts (A. LeComte) in fiberglass starting around 1965–1968, it exemplifies the builder's reputation for high-quality semi-custom construction, solid hulls, premium wood interiors (often teak), and seaworthy designs suitable for serious offshore passages or extended cruising. Featuring a powerful masthead rig, fin keel for performance, skeg protection on the rudder in some configs, and generous accommodations (typically 6–8 berths with owner's stateroom forward, saloon, galley, nav station, and aft cabins), it was one of the larger models in the LeComte lineup—emphasizing comfort, stability, and speed for its era (heavy displacement cruiser with good sail area/displacement ratio). Production was very limited (likely a handful of hulls, as was typical for LeComte's custom-oriented output), making surviving examples rare collector's items today.