Columbia 56 vs Boréal 56
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On the numbers
Next to the Columbia 56, the Boréal 56 is 0.1 m shorter and of similar displacement. The Columbia 56 has the higher D/L (299, heavy), the Boréal 56 the lower (189, light). The Columbia 56 has the higher Comfort ratio (50.3, extremely comfortable), 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 Columbia 56 the lower (1.47, meets the common offshore guideline).
Columbia 56
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Boréal 56
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| General | ||
| Builder | Columbia Yachts | Boréal |
| Designer | William Tripp Jr. | Jean-François Delvoye |
| Hull type | Fin with rudder on skeg | Monohull |
| Keel type | – | Centreboard |
| Rigging | Masthead Ketch | – |
| Construction | FG | – |
| First built | 1974 | – |
| Last built | 1975 | – |
| Number built | 18 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 17.22 m ▲ | 17.12 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 12.40 m ▼ | 14.47 m ▲ |
| Beam | 3.96 m ▼ | 4.94 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 2.44 m ▼ | 3.18 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | – | 1.20 m |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 20,412 kg ▼ | 20,500 kg ▲ |
| Ballast | 9,979 kg ▲ | 6,600 kg ▼ |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | – | 143.00 m² |
| Mainsail | – | 74.00 m² |
| Foresail | – | 69.00 m² |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Fuel | – | 1,150 L |
| Water | – | 1,500 L |
| Ratios | ||
| SA/D | – | 19.4 moderate |
| D/L | 299 ▲ heavy | 189 ▼ light |
| Ballast/Disp | 48.9% ▲ high | 32.2% ▼ low |
| Comfort ratio | 50.3 ▲ extremely comfortable | 34.2 ▼ moderate ocean |
| Capsize screening | 1.47 ▼ meets the common offshore guideline | 1.82 ▲ meets the common offshore guideline |
| Hull speed | 8.55 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.