505 vs Big Fish (Island Packet)
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On the numbers
Next to the 505, the Big Fish (Island Packet) is the same length and 6% lighter. The 505 has the higher Capsize screening (3.78, above the guideline), the Big Fish (Island Packet) the lower (3.12, above the guideline).
505
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Big Fish (Island Packet)
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| General | ||
| Builder | Various (amateur or kit built) | Island Packet Yachts |
| Designer | John Westell/Austin Farrar | – |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Dbrd. Dinghy |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Lateen |
| Construction | Wood/FG | FG |
| First built | 1954 | 2006 |
| Number built | 9,100 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 5.03 m ▼ | 5.05 m ▲ |
| Waterline length | 4.57 m | – |
| Beam | 1.88 m ▲ | 1.52 m ▼ |
| Draft (max) | 1.42 m ▲ | 1.01 m ▼ |
| Draft (min) | 0.15 m ▲ | 0.10 m ▼ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 127 kg ▲ | 120 kg ▼ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 37 ultralight | – |
| Comfort ratio | 2.5 lightweight racing | – |
| Capsize screening | 3.78 ▲ above the guideline | 3.12 ▼ 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.