- Length
- 5.5 m
- Beam
- 2.3 m
- Draft
- 0.4 m
- Sail area
- 14 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement5
- Length overall
- 5.5 m
- Waterline length
- 4.4 m
- Beam
- 2.3 m
- Draft
- 0.4 m
- Displacement
- 650 kg
Sails & rig2
- Rig type
- Sloop, fractional rig
- Sail area
- 14 m²
Engine & propulsion2
- Engine power
- 15 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Long keel, transom-hung rudder
Production & design5
- Production started
- 1981
- Production ended
- 1988
- Hulls built
- 950
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Designer
- A. Beneteau
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 19.01
- Displacement / length
- 212.47
- Comfort ratio
- 9.66
- Capsize screening
- 2.68
- Hull speed
- 5.09 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 69.6 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
California 5.501 generation
01
1981–1988