Fastcat 455/445 vs Looping 50
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On the numbers
Next to the Fastcat 455/445, the Looping 50 is 1.0 m longer and 11% lighter. The Looping 50 has the higher Capsize screening (4.52, above the guideline), the Fastcat 455/445 the lower (4.07, above the guideline).
Fastcat 455/445
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Looping 50 | |
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| General | ||
| Builder | African Cats B.V. | Looping |
| Designer | Angelo Lavranos | – |
| Hull type | Catamaran Twin Keel | Catamaran |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | – |
| Construction | FG | – |
| First built | 2008 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 13.99 m ▼ | 14.99 m ▲ |
| Waterline length | 12.99 m | – |
| Beam | 7.49 m ▼ | 8.00 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 1.20 m ▲ | 1.18 m ▼ |
| Headroom | 2.04 m | – |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 6,400 kg ▲ | 5,700 kg ▼ |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | – | 108.00 m² |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Fuel | 400 L | – |
| Water | 600 L | – |
| Ratios | ||
| SA/D | – | 34.4 high-powered |
| D/L | 81 | – |
| Comfort ratio | 7.0 lightweight racing | – |
| Capsize screening | 4.07 ▼ above the guideline | 4.52 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 8.75 kn | – |
| KSP | 0.98 | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.