Feeling 55 vs Wauquiez 55

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On the numbers

Next to the Feeling 55, the Wauquiez 55 is 0.8 m longer and of similar displacement. The Wauquiez 55 has the higher D/L (159, light), the Feeling 55 the lower (146, light). The Feeling 55 has the higher Comfort ratio (29.8, coastal cruiser), 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 Feeling 55 the lower (1.94, meets the common offshore guideline).

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General
Builder Alliaura Marine (France) Wauquiez
Designer Alliaura Marine Marc Lombard
Hull type Lifting keel with dual rudders Monohull
Keel type – Fixed keel or swing keel
Rigging Fractional Sloop –
Construction FG –
First built 2007 –
Last built 2012 –
Number built 7 –
Dimensions
Length overall 16.80 m ▼ 17.58 m ▲
Length on deck – 16.40 m
Waterline length 15.62 m ▲ 15.20 m ▼
Beam 5.20 m ▼ 5.25 m ▲
Draft (max) 3.60 m ▼ 4.20 m ▲
Draft (min) 1.30 m ▼ 1.70 m ▲
Headroom 1.96 m –
Weight & ballast
Displacement 20,000 kg 20,000 kg
Ballast 6,000 kg –
Sail plan
Sail area – 169.00 m²
Mainsail – 91.00 m²
Foresail – 78.00 m²
Engine & tanks
Engine power 110 HP –
Fuel 1,000 L –
Water 600 L –
Ratios
D/L 146 ▼ light 159 ▲ light
Ballast/Disp 30.0% low –
Comfort ratio 29.8 ▲ coastal cruiser 29.5 ▼ coastal cruiser
Capsize screening 1.94 ▼ meets the common offshore guideline 1.95 ▲ meets the common offshore guideline
Hull speed 9.59 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.