490 vs Simoun 485
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On the numbers
Next to the 490, the Simoun 485 is 0.1 m shorter and 2% heavier. The 490 has the higher D/L (39, ultralight), the Simoun 485 the lower (39, ultralight). They have the same Comfort ratio (2.8). They have the same Capsize screening (3.53).
490
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Simoun 485
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| General | ||
| Builder | Various (amateur or kit built) | Chantiers Gouteron |
| Designer | Christian Maury | Chantiers Gouteron |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Centerboard Dinghy |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | FG/Wood | FG |
| First built | 1968 | 1972 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 4.90 m ▲ | 4.85 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 4.48 m ▼ | 4.52 m ▲ |
| Beam | 1.74 m ▼ | 1.77 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 1.16 m ▼ | 1.20 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | – | 0.17 m |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 127 kg ▼ | 130 kg ▲ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 39 ▲ ultralight | 39 ▼ ultralight |
| Comfort ratio | 2.8 ▲ lightweight racing | 2.8 ▼ lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 3.49 ▼ above the guideline | 3.53 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 5.14 kn ▼ | 5.16 kn ▲ |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.