405 (Hobie) vs Equipe

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On the numbers

Next to the 405 (Hobie), the Equipe is 0.1 m shorter and 3% lighter. The Equipe has the higher Capsize screening (3.69, above the guideline), the 405 (Hobie) the lower (3.48, above the guideline).

405 (Hobie) 405 (Hobie) Equipe Equipe
General
Builder Hobie Cat / Ultimate Sailboats Polysier
Designer Chris Benedict Marc Laurent
Hull type Centerboard Dinghy Dbrd. Dinghy
Rigging Fractional Sloop Fractional Sloop
Construction FG FG
First built 1992 2005
Number built 200 –
Dimensions
Length overall 4.05 m ▲ 3.91 m ▼
Waterline length 3.93 m –
Beam 1.38 m ▼ 1.45 m ▲
Draft (max) 0.09 m –
Draft (min) 0.27 m –
Weight & ballast
Displacement 64 kg ▲ 62 kg ▼
Ratios
D/L 29 ultralight –
Comfort ratio 2.2 lightweight racing –
Capsize screening 3.48 ▼ above the guideline 3.69 ▲ 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.