405 (Hobie) vs Barnett 1400

Compare up to 4 boats side by side.

On the numbers

Next to the 405 (Hobie), the Barnett 1400 is 0.2 m longer and of similar displacement. The 405 (Hobie) has the higher Capsize screening (3.48, above the guideline), the Barnett 1400 the lower (3.41, above the guideline).

405 (Hobie) 405 (Hobie) Barnett 1400 Barnett 1400
General
Builder Hobie Cat / Ultimate Sailboats Barnett Boat Co.
Designer Chris Benedict Ron & Gerry Hedlund
Hull type Centerboard Dinghy Dbrd. Dinghy
Rigging Fractional Sloop Cat (unstayed)
Construction FG FG
First built 1992 1989
Number built 200 ▼ 1,000 ▲
Dimensions
Length overall 4.05 m ▼ 4.22 m ▲
Waterline length 3.93 m –
Beam 1.38 m ▲ 1.35 m ▼
Draft (max) 0.09 m ▼ 0.41 m ▲
Draft (min) 0.27 m ▲ 0.12 m ▼
Weight & ballast
Displacement 64 kg 64 kg
Ratios
D/L 29 ultralight –
Comfort ratio 2.2 lightweight racing –
Capsize screening 3.48 ▲ above the guideline 3.41 ▼ above the guideline
Hull speed 4.81 kn –

▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.