490 vs Trapez
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On the numbers
Next to the 490, the Trapez is the same length and of similar displacement. The 490 has the higher Capsize screening (3.49, above the guideline), the Trapez the lower (3.41, above the guideline).
490
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Trapez
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| General | ||
| Builder | Various (amateur or kit built) | – |
| Designer | Christian Maury | Paul Elvstrom |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Dbrd. Dinghy |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | FG/Wood | FG |
| First built | 1968 | 1965 |
| Last built | – | 1973 |
| Number built | – | 450 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 4.90 m ▲ | 4.86 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 4.48 m | – |
| Beam | 1.74 m ▲ | 1.70 m ▼ |
| Draft (max) | 1.16 m | – |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 127 kg | 127 kg |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 39 ultralight | – |
| Comfort ratio | 2.8 lightweight racing | – |
| Capsize screening | 3.49 ▲ above the guideline | 3.41 ▼ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 5.14 kn | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.