Amel 50 vs Boréal 56
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On the numbers
Next to the Amel 50, the Boréal 56 is 0.6 m longer and of similar displacement. The Boréal 56 has the higher D/L (189, light), the Amel 50 the lower (188, light). The Amel 50 has the higher Comfort ratio (36.1, moderate ocean), the Boréal 56 the lower (34.2, moderate ocean). They have the same Capsize screening (1.82).
Amel 50
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Boréal 56
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| General | ||
| Builder | Amel | Boréal |
| Designer | Berret Racoupeau Yacht Design | Jean-François Delvoye |
| Hull type | Fin w/bulb & dual rudders | Monohull |
| Keel type | – | Centreboard |
| Rigging | Masthead Sloop | – |
| Construction | Resin infused GRP | – |
| First built | 2017 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 16.50 m ▼ | 17.12 m ▲ |
| Waterline length | 14.50 m ▲ | 14.47 m ▼ |
| Beam | 4.79 m ▼ | 4.94 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 2.15 m ▼ | 3.18 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | – | 1.20 m |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 20,550 kg ▲ | 20,500 kg ▼ |
| Ballast | 5,360 kg ▼ | 6,600 kg ▲ |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | – | 143.00 m² |
| Mainsail | – | 74.00 m² |
| Foresail | – | 69.00 m² |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Engine power | 110 HP | – |
| Fuel | 650 L ▼ | 1,150 L ▲ |
| Water | 600 L ▼ | 1,500 L ▲ |
| Ratios | ||
| SA/D | – | 19.4 moderate |
| D/L | 188 ▼ light | 189 ▲ light |
| Ballast/Disp | 26.1% ▼ low | 32.2% ▲ low |
| Comfort ratio | 36.1 ▲ moderate ocean | 34.2 ▼ moderate ocean |
| Capsize screening | 1.77 ▼ meets the common offshore guideline | 1.82 ▲ meets the common offshore guideline |
| Hull speed | 9.24 kn ▲ | 9.23 kn ▼ |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.