505 vs Super Tiki
Compare up to 4 boats side by side.
On the numbers
Next to the 505, the Super Tiki is 0.2 m shorter and 2% heavier. The Super Tiki has the higher D/L (38, ultralight), the 505 the lower (37, ultralight). The 505 has the higher Comfort ratio (2.5, lightweight racing), the Super Tiki the lower (2.4, lightweight racing). The Super Tiki has the higher Capsize screening (3.94, above the guideline), the 505 the lower (3.78, above the guideline).
505
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Super Tiki
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| General | ||
| Builder | Various (amateur or kit built) | S.P.B.I. |
| Designer | John Westell/Austin Farrar | George Marzin |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Centerboard Dinghy |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | Wood/FG | FG |
| First built | 1954 | 1964 |
| Last built | – | 1980 |
| Number built | 9,100 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 5.03 m ▲ | 4.88 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 4.57 m | 4.57 m |
| Beam | 1.88 m ▼ | 1.98 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 1.42 m ▲ | 1.22 m ▼ |
| Draft (min) | 0.15 m ▲ | 0.12 m ▼ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 127 kg ▼ | 130 kg ▲ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 37 ▼ ultralight | 38 ▲ ultralight |
| Comfort ratio | 2.5 ▲ lightweight racing | 2.4 ▼ lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 3.78 ▼ above the guideline | 3.94 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 5.19 kn | 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.