- Length
- 15.9 m
- Beam
- 4.5 m
- Draft
- 2.46 m
- Sail area
- 98.38 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 15.9 m
- Waterline length
- 13.21 m
- Beam
- 4.5 m
- Draft
- 2.46 m
- Displacement
- 14,000 kg
- Ballast
- 4,300 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 98.38 m²
- Mainsail area
- 47.83 m²
- Foresail area
- 50.6 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 18.97 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 5.33 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 16.89 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 5.66 m
- Forestay length
- 19.71 m
Engine & propulsion4
- Engine power
- 110 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Yanmar
- Engine model
- 4JH4
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, bulb, spade rudder
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 450 L
- Fresh water tank
- 397 L
Production & design3
- Production started
- 1990
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Designer
- Bruce Farr/Pininfarina
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 17.29
- Displacement / length
- 169.37
- Ballast / displacement
- 30.7 %
- Comfort ratio
- 28.8
- Capsize screening
- 1.88
- Hull speed
- 8.82 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 407.8 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
First 53F51 generation
01
1990 — status pending