49ER vs 505
Compare up to 4 boats side by side.
On the numbers
Next to the 49ER, the 505 is 0.2 m longer and 4% heavier. The 49ER has the higher Capsize screening (3.92, above the guideline), the 505 the lower (3.78, above the guideline).
49ER
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505
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| General | ||
| Builder | LaserPerformance | Various (amateur or kit built) |
| Designer | Julian Bethwaite | John Westell/Austin Farrar |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Centerboard Dinghy |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | FG | Wood/FG |
| First built | 1999 | 1954 |
| Number built | – | 9,100 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 4.88 m ▼ | 5.03 m ▲ |
| Waterline length | – | 4.57 m |
| Beam | 1.93 m ▲ | 1.88 m ▼ |
| Draft (max) | 1.50 m ▲ | 1.42 m ▼ |
| Draft (min) | – | 0.15 m |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 122 kg ▼ | 127 kg ▲ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | – | 37 ultralight |
| Comfort ratio | – | 2.5 lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 3.92 ▲ above the guideline | 3.78 ▼ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | – | 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.