Farr 56 Pilot House vs Boréal 56
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Next to the Farr 56 Pilot House, the Boréal 56 is 0.5 m shorter and of similar displacement. The Farr 56 Pilot House has the higher SA/D (19.5, moderate), the Boréal 56 the lower (19.4, moderate). The Boréal 56 has the higher D/L (189, light), the Farr 56 Pilot House the lower (159, light). The Boréal 56 has the higher Comfort ratio (34.2, moderate ocean), the Farr 56 Pilot House the lower (31.6, moderate ocean). The Farr 56 Pilot House has the higher Capsize screening (1.87, meets the common offshore guideline), the Boréal 56 the lower (1.82, meets the common offshore guideline).
Farr 56 Pilot House
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Boréal 56
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| General | ||
| Builder | BSI Marine Sweden A.B. | Boréal |
| Designer | Bruce Farr | Jean-François Delvoye |
| Hull type | Fin w/spade rudder | Monohull |
| Keel type | – | Centreboard |
| Rigging | Cutter | – |
| Construction | GRP | – |
| First built | 2000 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 17.60 m ▲ | 17.12 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 15.30 m ▲ | 14.47 m ▼ |
| Beam | 5.06 m ▲ | 4.94 m ▼ |
| Draft (max) | 2.50 m ▼ | 3.18 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | – | 1.20 m |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 20,500 kg | 20,500 kg |
| Ballast | 6,750 kg ▲ | 6,600 kg ▼ |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | 143.31 m² ▲ | 143.00 m² ▼ |
| Mainsail | 67.96 m² ▼ | 74.00 m² ▲ |
| Foresail | 75.34 m² ▲ | 69.00 m² ▼ |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Engine make | Yanmar | – |
| Engine power | 160 HP | – |
| Fuel | 1,136 L ▼ | 1,150 L ▲ |
| Water | 757 L ▼ | 1,500 L ▲ |
| Ratios | ||
| SA/D | 19.5 ▲ moderate | 19.4 ▼ moderate |
| D/L | 159 ▼ light | 189 ▲ light |
| Ballast/Disp | 32.9% ▲ low | 32.2% ▼ low |
| Comfort ratio | 31.6 ▼ moderate ocean | 34.2 ▲ moderate ocean |
| Capsize screening | 1.87 ▲ meets the common offshore guideline | 1.82 ▼ meets the common offshore guideline |
| S-number | 3.6 | – |
| Hull speed | 9.49 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.