- Length
- 13.79 m
- Beam
- 4.01 m
- Draft
- 3.35 m
- Sail area
- 91.79 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement8
- Length overall
- 13.79 m
- Waterline length
- 11.35 m
- Beam
- 4.01 m
- Draft
- 3.35 m
- Minimum draft
- 1.5 m
- Displacement
- 15,722 kg
- Ballast
- 6,804 kg
- Mast height above water
- 19.35 m
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 91.79 m²
- Mainsail area
- 42.06 m²
- Foresail area
- 49.78 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 17.37 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 5.73 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 15.33 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 5.49 m
- Forestay length
- 18.29 m
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Perkins
- Engine model
- 4-236
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass, balsa-cored sandwich
- Keel type
- Keel with centreboard
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 379 L
- Fresh water tank
- 681 L
Production & design3
- Production started
- 1979
- Production ended
- 1989
- Designer
- Ted Hood
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 14.93
- Displacement / length
- 299.37
- Ballast / displacement
- 43.3 %
- Comfort ratio
- 43.66
- Capsize screening
- 1.62
- Hull speed
- 8.18 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Bristol 45.51 generation
01
1979–1989