470 vs Alizan

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On the numbers

Next to the 470, the Alizan is 0.2 m shorter and 2% lighter. The Alizan has the higher Capsize screening (3.88, above the guideline), the 470 the lower (3.41, above the guideline).

470 470 Alizan Alizan
General
Builder Various (amateur or kit built) Aloa Marine (FRA)/SEB Marine
Designer André Cornu –
Hull type Centerboard Dinghy Centerboard Dinghy
Rigging Fractional Sloop Fractional Sloop
Construction FG FG
First built 1963 1969
Dimensions
Length overall 4.70 m ▲ 4.50 m ▼
Waterline length 4.44 m –
Beam 1.68 m ▼ 1.90 m ▲
Draft (max) 0.97 m ▼ 1.00 m ▲
Draft (min) 0.15 m –
Weight & ballast
Displacement 122 kg ▲ 120 kg ▼
Ratios
D/L 39 ultralight –
Comfort ratio 2.9 lightweight racing –
Capsize screening 3.41 ▼ above the guideline 3.88 ▲ 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.