Beneteau 473 vs Sun Odyssey 455
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On the numbers
Next to the Beneteau 473, the Sun Odyssey 455 is the same length and 2% heavier. The Beneteau 473 has the higher D/L (129, light), the Sun Odyssey 455 the lower (125, light). The Beneteau 473 has the higher Comfort ratio (24.6, coastal cruiser), the Sun Odyssey 455 the lower (23.5, coastal cruiser). They have the same Capsize screening (2.02).
Beneteau 473
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Sun Odyssey 455
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| General | ||
| Builder | Beneteau | Jeanneau |
| Designer | Groupe Finot | Marc Lombard Yacht Design Group |
| Hull type | Fin w/bulb & spade rudder | – |
| Rigging | Masthead Sloop | – |
| Construction | FG | – |
| First built | 2000 | – |
| Last built | 2005 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 14.30 m ▲ | 14.28 m ▼ |
| Length on deck | – | 13.74 m |
| Waterline length | 13.36 m ▼ | 13.58 m ▲ |
| Beam | 4.32 m ▼ | 4.49 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 1.70 m ▼ | 2.35 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | – | 1.75 m |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 11,012 kg ▼ | 11,230 kg ▲ |
| Ballast | 3,700 kg ▲ | 2,691 kg ▼ |
| Ballast type | Iron | – |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | 84.95 m² | – |
| Mainsail | 38.06 m² | – |
| Foresail | 46.89 m² | – |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Engine make | – | Yanmar |
| Engine power | 55 HP ▼ | 57 HP ▲ |
| Fuel | 216 L ▲ | 200 L ▼ |
| Water | 840 L ▲ | 380 L ▼ |
| Ratios | ||
| SA/D | 17.5 moderate | – |
| D/L | 129 ▲ light | 125 ▼ light |
| Ballast/Disp | 33.6% ▲ low | 24.0% ▼ low |
| Comfort ratio | 24.6 ▲ coastal cruiser | 23.5 ▼ coastal cruiser |
| Capsize screening | 1.96 ▼ meets the common offshore guideline | 2.02 ▲ above the guideline |
| S-number | 3.8 | – |
| Hull speed | 8.87 kn ▼ | 8.94 kn ▲ |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.