- Length
- 8.5 m
- Beam
- 2.9 m
- Draft
- 1.6 m
- Sail area
- 39.48 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 8.5 m
- Waterline length
- 6.8 m
- Beam
- 2.9 m
- Draft
- 1.6 m
- Displacement
- 3,000 kg
- Ballast
- 1,100 kg
Sails & rig2
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 39.48 m²
Engine & propulsion2
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Farymann
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
Tanks1
- Fresh water tank
- 110 L
Production & design5
- Production started
- 1977
- Production ended
- 1985
- Hulls built
- 417
- Builder
- Comar
- Designer
- Finot
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 19.36
- Displacement / length
- 265.9
- Ballast / displacement
- 36.7 %
- Comfort ratio
- 21.22
- Capsize screening
- 2.03
- Hull speed
- 6.33 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 135.4 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Comet 8501 generation
01
1977–1985