- Length
- 15.24 m
- Beam
- 3.67 m
- Draft
- 1.99 m
- Sail area
- 90.95 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 15.24 m
- Waterline length
- 10.13 m
- Beam
- 3.67 m
- Draft
- 1.99 m
- Displacement
- 14,515 kg
- Ballast
- 6,622 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 90.95 m²
- Mainsail area
- 44.61 m²
- Foresail area
- 46.33 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 16.79 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 5.52 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 14.78 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 6.04 m
- Forestay length
- 17.68 m
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine power
- 70 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Universal
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1965
- Production ended
- 1972
- Hulls built
- 62
- Designer
- William Tripp Jr.
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 15.61
- Displacement / length
- 388.62
- Ballast / displacement
- 45.6 %
- Comfort ratio
- 47.05
- Capsize screening
- 1.52
- Hull speed
- 7.73 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Columbia 501 generation
01
1965–1972