5.5 Meter vs Requin
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On the numbers
Next to the 5.5 Meter, the Requin is 0.3 m shorter and 6% lighter. The Requin has the higher D/L (165, light), the 5.5 Meter the lower (147, light). The Requin has the higher Comfort ratio (20.6, coastal cruiser), the 5.5 Meter the lower (19.8, lightweight racing). They have the same Capsize screening (1.64).
5.5 Meter
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Requin
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| General | ||
| Designer | Various | Gunnar L. Stenbäck |
| Hull type | Fin Keel | Long Keel |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | Wood/FG | Wood/FG |
| First built | 1949 | 1930 |
| Number built | 800 ▲ | 500 ▼ |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 9.91 m ▲ | 9.60 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 7.01 m ▲ | 6.60 m ▼ |
| Beam | 1.98 m ▲ | 1.90 m ▼ |
| Draft (max) | 1.35 m ▲ | 1.10 m ▼ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 1,814 kg ▲ | 1,700 kg ▼ |
| Ballast type | Lead | – |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 147 ▼ light | 165 ▲ light |
| Comfort ratio | 19.8 ▼ lightweight racing | 20.6 ▲ coastal cruiser |
| Capsize screening | 1.64 ▲ meets the common offshore guideline | 1.61 ▼ meets the common offshore guideline |
| Hull speed | 6.43 kn ▲ | 6.23 kn ▼ |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.