- Length
- 6.6 m
- Beam
- 2.5 m
- Draft
- 0.9 m
- Sail area
- 21.09 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 6.6 m
- Hull length
- 6.3 m
- Waterline length
- 5.43 m
- Beam
- 2.5 m
- Draft
- 0.9 m
- Displacement
- 1,600 kg
- Ballast
- 400 kg
Sails & rig2
- Rig type
- Sloop, fractional rig
- Sail area
- 21.09 m²
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine power
- 18 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Yanmar
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Long keel, transom-hung rudder
Production & design5
- Production started
- 1982
- Production ended
- 1987
- Hulls built
- 150
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Designer
- André Bénéteau
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 15.72
- Displacement / length
- 278.72
- Ballast / displacement
- 25 %
- Comfort ratio
- 17.43
- Capsize screening
- 2.16
- Hull speed
- 5.66 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 93.2 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
California 6.601 generation
01
1982–1987