- Length
- 15.42 m
- Beam
- 4.47 m
- Draft
- 2.6 m
- Sail area
- 104.14 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 15.42 m
- Waterline length
- 12.27 m
- Beam
- 4.47 m
- Draft
- 2.6 m
- Displacement
- 14,000 kg
- Ballast
- 5,800 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 104.14 m²
- Mainsail area
- 46.34 m²
- Foresail area
- 57.8 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 19.2 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 6.02 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 17.37 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 5.33 m
- Forestay length
- 20.12 m
Engine & propulsion2
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Perkins
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Fin keel, spade rudder
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 329 L
- Fresh water tank
- 878 L
Production & design5
- Production started
- 1990
- Production ended
- 1994
- Hulls built
- 33
- Builder
- Henri Wauquiez
- Designer
- Edward Dubois
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 18.3
- Displacement / length
- 211.3
- Ballast / displacement
- 41.4 %
- Comfort ratio
- 30.78
- Capsize screening
- 1.87
- Hull speed
- 8.5 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 376.8 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Centurion 491 generation
01
1990–1994