Gunboat 55 vs DH550
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On the numbers
Next to the Gunboat 55, the DH550 is 0.6 m shorter and of similar displacement. The DH550 has the higher D/L (90), the Gunboat 55 the lower (67). The Gunboat 55 has the higher Comfort ratio (10.3, lightweight racing), the DH550 the lower (9.4, lightweight racing). The DH550 has the higher Capsize screening (3.78, above the guideline), the Gunboat 55 the lower (3.31, above the guideline).
Gunboat 55
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DH550
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| General | ||
| Builder | Gunboat | Dudley Dix Yacht Design |
| Designer | Nigel Irens | Dudley Dix, Philip Harvey |
| Hull type | Catamaran Twin Dbrd. | Catamaran |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | – |
| Construction | FG/Carbon infusion | – |
| First built | 2015 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 17.35 m ▲ | 16.75 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 17.35 m ▲ | 15.70 m ▼ |
| Beam | 7.62 m ▼ | 8.70 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 2.80 m ▲ | 2.19 m ▼ |
| Draft (min) | 0.61 m ▼ | 0.75 m ▲ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 12,500 kg | 12,500 kg |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | – | 133.50 m² |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Engine make | Volvo Penta | – |
| Fuel | 598 L | – |
| Water | 371 L | – |
| Ratios | ||
| SA/D | – | 25.2 high-powered |
| D/L | 67 ▼ | 90 ▲ |
| Comfort ratio | 10.3 ▲ lightweight racing | 9.4 ▼ lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 3.31 ▼ above the guideline | 3.78 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 10.11 kn ▲ | 9.62 kn ▼ |
| KSP | 1.03 | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.