505 vs Trapez
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On the numbers
Next to the 505, the Trapez is 0.2 m shorter and of similar displacement. The 505 has the higher Capsize screening (3.78, above the guideline), the Trapez the lower (3.41, above the guideline).
505
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Trapez
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| General | ||
| Builder | Various (amateur or kit built) | – |
| Designer | John Westell/Austin Farrar | Paul Elvstrom |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Dbrd. Dinghy |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | Wood/FG | FG |
| First built | 1954 | 1965 |
| Last built | – | 1973 |
| Number built | 9,100 ▲ | 450 ▼ |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 5.03 m ▲ | 4.86 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 4.57 m | – |
| Beam | 1.88 m ▲ | 1.70 m ▼ |
| Draft (max) | 1.42 m | – |
| Draft (min) | 0.15 m | – |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 127 kg | 127 kg |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 37 ultralight | – |
| Comfort ratio | 2.5 lightweight racing | – |
| Capsize screening | 3.78 ▲ above the guideline | 3.41 ▼ 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.