Casamance 45 vs Neel 45
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On the numbers
Next to the Casamance 45, the Neel 45 is 0.6 m shorter and 4% heavier. The Neel 45 has the higher D/L (98), the Casamance 45 the lower (88). The Casamance 45 has the higher Comfort ratio (9.4, lightweight racing), the Neel 45 the lower (7.8, lightweight racing). The Neel 45 has the higher Capsize screening (4.21, above the guideline), the Casamance 45 the lower (3.51, above the guideline).
Casamance 45
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Neel 45
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| General | ||
| Builder | Fountaine Pajot | Neel Trimarans |
| Designer | Joubert / Nivelt | Joubert / Nivelt |
| Hull type | Catamaran Twin Keel | Trimaran Dbrd. |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | FG | FG/Closed-cell foam and honeycomb PVC sandwich |
| First built | 1985 | 2013 |
| Last built | 1991 | 2020 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 13.97 m ▲ | 13.41 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 13.74 m ▲ | 13.41 m ▼ |
| Beam | 7.01 m ▼ | 8.53 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 1.30 m ▲ | 1.22 m ▼ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 8,165 kg ▼ | 8,500 kg ▲ |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Engine make | Volvo | Volvo |
| Engine power | 90 HP ▲ | 55 HP ▼ |
| Fuel | 360 L ▲ | 303 L ▼ |
| Water | 568 L ▼ | 606 L ▲ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 88 ▼ | 98 ▲ |
| Comfort ratio | 9.4 ▲ lightweight racing | 7.8 ▼ lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 3.51 ▼ above the guideline | 4.21 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 9.00 kn ▲ | 8.89 kn ▼ |
| KSP | 0.81 ▲ | 0.79 ▼ |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.