49ER vs Kestrel
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On the numbers
Next to the 49ER, the Kestrel is 0.1 m shorter and 2% lighter. The 49ER has the higher Capsize screening (3.92, above the guideline), the Kestrel the lower (3.32, above the guideline).
49ER
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Kestrel
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| General | ||
| Builder | LaserPerformance | Chippendale Boats |
| Designer | Julian Bethwaite | Ian Proctor |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Centerboard Dinghy |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | FG | FG / (Ply)wood |
| First built | 1999 | 1963 |
| Number built | – | 700 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 4.88 m ▲ | 4.75 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | – | 4.34 m |
| Beam | 1.93 m ▲ | 1.62 m ▼ |
| Draft (max) | 1.50 m ▲ | 1.24 m ▼ |
| Draft (min) | – | 0.18 m |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 122 kg ▲ | 120 kg ▼ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | – | 41 ultralight |
| Comfort ratio | – | 3.0 lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 3.92 ▲ above the guideline | 3.32 ▼ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | – | 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.