Buccaneer 28 (Crowther) vs Tricat 8.50
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On the numbers
Next to the Buccaneer 28 (Crowther), the Tricat 8.50 is 0.1 m shorter and 7% heavier. The Buccaneer 28 (Crowther) has the higher Capsize screening (5.42, above the guideline), the Tricat 8.50 the lower (5.25, above the guideline).
Buccaneer 28 (Crowther)
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Tricat 8.50
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| General | ||
| Builder | From plans | Tricat |
| Designer | Lock Crowther | B.E. Tricat / Jack Michal |
| Hull type | Trimaran Dbrd. | Trimaran |
| Rigging | Masthead Sloop | – |
| Construction | Plywood | – |
| First built | 1973 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 8.61 m ▲ | 8.50 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 8.15 m | – |
| Beam | 6.55 m ▲ | 6.50 m ▼ |
| Draft (max) | 1.45 m ▼ | 1.50 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | 0.76 m ▲ | 0.45 m ▼ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 1,814 kg ▼ | 1,950 kg ▲ |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | – | 52.00 m² |
| Mainsail | – | 34.00 m² |
| Foresail | – | 18.00 m² |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 93 | – |
| Comfort ratio | 3.8 lightweight racing | – |
| Capsize screening | 5.42 ▲ above the guideline | 5.25 ▼ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 6.93 kn | – |
| KSP | 1.01 | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.