- Length
- 4.7 m
- Beam
- 2.12 m
- Draft
- 1.45 m
- Sail area
- 11.98 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 4.7 m
- Hull length
- 4.5 m
- Waterline length
- 3.86 m
- Beam
- 2.12 m
- Draft
- 1.45 m
- Minimum draft
- 0.45 m
- Displacement
- 400 kg
Sails & rig2
- Rig type
- Sloop, fractional rig
- Sail area
- 11.98 m²
Engine & propulsion4
- Engine power
- 9 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Yanmar
- Engine model
- 1GM
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Keel with centreboard
Production & design5
- Production started
- 1983
- Production ended
- 1986
- Hulls built
- 150
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Designer
- André Bénéteau
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 22.48
- Displacement / length
- 194.05
- Comfort ratio
- 7.62
- Capsize screening
- 2.91
- Hull speed
- 4.77 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 56.2 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
California 4.701 generation
01
1983–1986