5.5 Meter vs Lacustre
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On the numbers
Next to the 5.5 Meter, the Lacustre is 0.4 m shorter and 5% lighter. The 5.5 Meter has the higher Capsize screening (1.64, meets the common offshore guideline), the Lacustre the lower (1.52, meets the common offshore guideline).
5.5 Meter
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Lacustre
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| General | ||
| Designer | Various | Henri Copponex |
| Hull type | Fin Keel | Fin Keel |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | Wood/FG | Wood/FG |
| First built | 1949 | 1938 |
| Number built | 800 ▲ | 200 ▼ |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 9.91 m ▲ | 9.50 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 7.01 m | – |
| Beam | 1.98 m ▲ | 1.81 m ▼ |
| Draft (max) | 1.35 m ▲ | 1.20 m ▼ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 1,814 kg ▲ | 1,730 kg ▼ |
| Ballast type | Lead | – |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 147 light | – |
| Comfort ratio | 19.8 lightweight racing | – |
| Capsize screening | 1.64 ▲ meets the common offshore guideline | 1.52 ▼ meets the common offshore guideline |
| Hull speed | 6.43 kn | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.