Chatam 52 vs Boréal 56
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On the numbers
Next to the Chatam 52, the Boréal 56 is 0.4 m longer and 1% heavier. The Boréal 56 has the higher D/L (189, light), the Chatam 52 the lower (177, light). The Chatam 52 has the higher Comfort ratio (35.9, moderate ocean), the Boréal 56 the lower (34.2, moderate ocean). The Boréal 56 has the higher Capsize screening (1.82, meets the common offshore guideline), the Chatam 52 the lower (1.74, meets the common offshore guideline).
Chatam 52
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Boréal 56
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| General | ||
| Builder | Various (amateur or kit built) | Boréal |
| Designer | Gilbert Caroff | Jean-François Delvoye |
| Hull type | Swing Keel | Monohull |
| Keel type | – | Centreboard |
| Rigging | Cutter | – |
| Construction | Aluminum or steel | – |
| First built | 1996 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 16.70 m ▼ | 17.12 m ▲ |
| Waterline length | 14.70 m ▲ | 14.47 m ▼ |
| Beam | 4.70 m ▼ | 4.94 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 2.80 m ▼ | 3.18 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | 1.00 m ▼ | 1.20 m ▲ |
| Headroom | 2.05 m | – |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 20,200 kg ▼ | 20,500 kg ▲ |
| Ballast | 6,400 kg ▼ | 6,600 kg ▲ |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | – | 143.00 m² |
| Mainsail | – | 74.00 m² |
| Foresail | – | 69.00 m² |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Fuel | 700 L ▼ | 1,150 L ▲ |
| Water | 1,400 L ▼ | 1,500 L ▲ |
| Ratios | ||
| SA/D | – | 19.4 moderate |
| D/L | 177 ▼ light | 189 ▲ light |
| Ballast/Disp | 31.7% ▼ low | 32.2% ▲ low |
| Comfort ratio | 35.9 ▲ moderate ocean | 34.2 ▼ moderate ocean |
| Capsize screening | 1.74 ▼ meets the common offshore guideline | 1.82 ▲ meets the common offshore guideline |
| Hull speed | 9.31 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.