490 vs Super Tiki
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On the numbers
Next to the 490, the Super Tiki is the same length and 2% heavier. The 490 has the higher D/L (39, ultralight), the Super Tiki the lower (38, ultralight). The 490 has the higher Comfort ratio (2.8, lightweight racing), the Super Tiki the lower (2.4, lightweight racing). The Super Tiki has the higher Capsize screening (3.94, above the guideline), the 490 the lower (3.49, above the guideline).
490
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Super Tiki
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| General | ||
| Builder | Various (amateur or kit built) | S.P.B.I. |
| Designer | Christian Maury | George Marzin |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Centerboard Dinghy |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | FG/Wood | FG |
| First built | 1968 | 1964 |
| Last built | – | 1980 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 4.90 m ▲ | 4.88 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 4.48 m ▼ | 4.57 m ▲ |
| Beam | 1.74 m ▼ | 1.98 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 1.16 m ▼ | 1.22 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | – | 0.12 m |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 127 kg ▼ | 130 kg ▲ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 39 ▲ ultralight | 38 ▼ ultralight |
| Comfort ratio | 2.8 ▲ lightweight racing | 2.4 ▼ lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 3.49 ▼ above the guideline | 3.94 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 5.14 kn ▼ | 5.19 kn ▲ |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.