470 vs 49erfx
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On the numbers
Next to the 470, the 49erfx is 0.2 m longer and of similar displacement. The 49erfx has the higher Capsize screening (3.92, above the guideline), the 470 the lower (3.41, above the guideline).
470
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49erfx
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| General | ||
| Builder | Various (amateur or kit built) | MacKay Boats Ltd. |
| Designer | André Cornu | Julian Bethwaite |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Centerboard Dinghy |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | FG | FG |
| First built | 1963 | 2010 |
| 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.