Columbia 56 vs Wauquiez 55
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On the numbers
Next to the Columbia 56, the Wauquiez 55 is 0.4 m longer and 2% lighter. The Columbia 56 has the higher D/L (299, heavy), the Wauquiez 55 the lower (159, light). The Columbia 56 has the higher Comfort ratio (50.3, extremely comfortable), the Wauquiez 55 the lower (29.5, coastal cruiser). The Wauquiez 55 has the higher Capsize screening (1.95, meets the common offshore guideline), the Columbia 56 the lower (1.47, meets the common offshore guideline).
Columbia 56
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Wauquiez 55
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| General | ||
| Builder | Columbia Yachts | Wauquiez |
| Designer | William Tripp Jr. | Marc Lombard |
| Hull type | Fin with rudder on skeg | Monohull |
| Keel type | – | Fixed keel or swing keel |
| Rigging | Masthead Ketch | – |
| Construction | FG | – |
| First built | 1974 | – |
| Last built | 1975 | – |
| Number built | 18 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 17.22 m ▼ | 17.58 m ▲ |
| Length on deck | – | 16.40 m |
| Waterline length | 12.40 m ▼ | 15.20 m ▲ |
| Beam | 3.96 m ▼ | 5.25 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 2.44 m ▼ | 4.20 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | – | 1.70 m |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 20,412 kg ▲ | 20,000 kg ▼ |
| Ballast | 9,979 kg | – |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | – | 169.00 m² |
| Mainsail | – | 91.00 m² |
| Foresail | – | 78.00 m² |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 299 ▲ heavy | 159 ▼ light |
| Ballast/Disp | 48.9% high | – |
| Comfort ratio | 50.3 ▲ extremely comfortable | 29.5 ▼ coastal cruiser |
| Capsize screening | 1.47 ▼ meets the common offshore guideline | 1.95 ▲ meets the common offshore guideline |
| Hull speed | 8.55 kn ▼ | 9.46 kn ▲ |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.