Alibi 54 vs Rapier 550
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On the numbers
Next to the Alibi 54, the Rapier 550 is 0.6 m shorter and 6% lighter. The Alibi 54 has the higher Capsize screening (3.86, above the guideline), the Rapier 550 the lower (3.77, above the guideline).
Alibi 54
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Rapier 550
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| General | ||
| Builder | Alibi Catamarans (THAILAND) | Broadblue Catamarans |
| Designer | Loc Goepfert | – |
| Hull type | Catamaran Twin Dbrd. | Catamaran |
| Rigging | Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar) | – |
| Construction | Epoxy w/ Divinycell | – |
| First built | 2013 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 17.40 m ▲ | 16.76 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 16.40 m | – |
| Beam | 8.36 m ▲ | 8.00 m ▼ |
| Draft (max) | 2.60 m ▲ | 1.30 m ▼ |
| Draft (min) | 0.80 m | – |
| Headroom | 2.01 m | – |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 10,400 kg ▲ | 9,800 kg ▼ |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | – | 160.00 m² |
| Mainsail | – | 110.00 m² |
| Foresail | – | 50.00 m² |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Engine make | Beta Marine | – |
| Engine power | 100 HP | – |
| Fuel | 450 L ▲ | 300 L ▼ |
| Water | 450 L ▼ | 550 L ▲ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 66 | – |
| Comfort ratio | 7.9 lightweight racing | – |
| Capsize screening | 3.86 ▲ above the guideline | 3.77 ▼ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 9.83 kn | – |
| KSP | 0.99 | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.