- Length
- 17.22 m
- Beam
- 4.72 m
- Draft
- 3.35 m
- Sail area
- 127.46 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 17.22 m
- Waterline length
- 13.87 m
- Beam
- 4.72 m
- Draft
- 3.35 m
- Minimum draft
- 1.65 m
- Displacement
- 29,937 kg
- Ballast
- 9,299 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Cutter
- Sail area
- 127.46 m²
- Mainsail area
- 54.81 m²
- Foresail area
- 72.65 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 20.73 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 7.01 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 17.98 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 6.1 m
- Forestay length
- 21.88 m
Engine & propulsion4
- Engine power
- 100 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Weterbeke
- Engine model
- 6-354
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Keel with centreboard
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 833 L
- Fresh water tank
- 1,211 L
Production & design2
- Production started
- 1986
- Designer
- Dieter Empacher
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 13.5
- Displacement / length
- 312.8
- Ballast / displacement
- 31.1 %
- Comfort ratio
- 54.33
- Capsize screening
- 1.54
- Hull speed
- 9.04 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Bristol 56.61 generation
01
1986 — status pending