470 vs Kestrel
Compare up to 4 boats side by side.
On the numbers
Next to the 470, the Kestrel is the same length and 2% lighter. The Kestrel has the higher D/L (41, ultralight), the 470 the lower (39, ultralight). The Kestrel has the higher Comfort ratio (3.0, lightweight racing), the 470 the lower (2.9, lightweight racing). The 470 has the higher Capsize screening (3.41, above the guideline), the Kestrel the lower (3.32, above the guideline).
470
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Kestrel
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| General | ||
| Builder | Various (amateur or kit built) | Chippendale Boats |
| Designer | André Cornu | Ian Proctor |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Centerboard Dinghy |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | FG | FG / (Ply)wood |
| First built | 1963 | 1963 |
| Number built | – | 700 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 4.70 m ▼ | 4.75 m ▲ |
| Waterline length | 4.44 m ▲ | 4.34 m ▼ |
| Beam | 1.68 m ▲ | 1.62 m ▼ |
| Draft (max) | 0.97 m ▼ | 1.24 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | 0.15 m ▼ | 0.18 m ▲ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 122 kg ▲ | 120 kg ▼ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 39 ▼ ultralight | 41 ▲ ultralight |
| Comfort ratio | 2.9 ▼ lightweight racing | 3.0 ▲ lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 3.41 ▲ above the guideline | 3.32 ▼ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 5.12 kn ▲ | 5.06 kn ▼ |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.