- Length
- 15.44 m
- Beam
- 3.96 m
- Draft
- 3.05 m
- Sail area
- 98.48 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 15.44 m
- Waterline length
- 11.1 m
- Beam
- 3.96 m
- Draft
- 3.05 m
- Minimum draft
- 1.75 m
- Displacement
- 16,601 kg
- Ballast
- 4,763 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Yawl, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 98.48 m²
- Mainsail area
- 38.62 m²
- Foresail area
- 47.6 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 17.16 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 5.55 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 14.9 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 5.18 m
- Forestay length
- 18.04 m
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine power
- 120 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Ford Lehman
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Keel with centreboard
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 833 L
- Fresh water tank
- 908 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1976
- Production ended
- 1986
- Hulls built
- 25
- Designer
- H.R.Hinckley
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 15.45
- Displacement / length
- 338.23
- Ballast / displacement
- 28.7 %
- Comfort ratio
- 45.65
- Capsize screening
- 1.57
- Hull speed
- 8.09 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Sou’Wester 501 generation
01
1976–1986