470 vs 49ER

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On the numbers

Next to the 470, the 49ER is 0.2 m longer and of similar displacement. The 49ER has the higher Capsize screening (3.92, above the guideline), the 470 the lower (3.41, above the guideline).

470 470 49ER 49ER
General
Builder Various (amateur or kit built) LaserPerformance
Designer André Cornu Julian Bethwaite
Hull type Centerboard Dinghy Centerboard Dinghy
Rigging Fractional Sloop Fractional Sloop
Construction FG FG
First built 1963 1999
Dimensions
Length overall 4.70 m ▼ 4.88 m ▲
Waterline length 4.44 m –
Beam 1.68 m ▼ 1.93 m ▲
Draft (max) 0.97 m ▼ 1.50 m ▲
Draft (min) 0.15 m –
Weight & ballast
Displacement 122 kg 122 kg
Ratios
D/L 39 ultralight –
Comfort ratio 2.9 lightweight racing –
Capsize screening 3.41 ▼ above the guideline 3.92 ▲ above the guideline
Hull speed 5.12 kn –

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