Catana 48 vs Looping 50
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On the numbers
Next to the Catana 48, the Looping 50 is 0.4 m longer and of similar displacement. The Looping 50 has the higher Capsize screening (4.52, above the guideline), the Catana 48 the lower (4.01, above the guideline).
Catana 48
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Looping 50 | |
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| General | ||
| Builder | Catana | Looping |
| Designer | Lock Crowther / Christophe Barreau | – |
| Hull type | Catamaran Twin Dbrd. | Catamaran |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | – |
| Construction | FG | – |
| First built | 1992 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 14.63 m ▼ | 14.99 m ▲ |
| Waterline length | 13.41 m | – |
| Beam | 7.11 m ▼ | 8.00 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 1.80 m ▲ | 1.18 m ▼ |
| Draft (min) | 0.71 m | – |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 5,715 kg ▲ | 5,700 kg ▼ |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | – | 108.00 m² |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Fuel | 606 L | – |
| Water | 606 L | – |
| Ratios | ||
| SA/D | – | 34.4 high-powered |
| D/L | 66 | – |
| Comfort ratio | 6.5 lightweight racing | – |
| Capsize screening | 4.01 ▼ above the guideline | 4.52 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 8.89 kn | – |
| KSP | 1.08 | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.