Havcat 27 vs Tricat 8.50
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Next to the Havcat 27, the Tricat 8.50 is 0.2 m longer and of similar displacement. The Tricat 8.50 has the higher Capsize screening (5.25, above the guideline), the Havcat 27 the lower (3.66, above the guideline).
Havcat 27
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Tricat 8.50
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| General | ||
| Builder | Rhebergen Multihulls | Tricat |
| Designer | Lars Oudrup | B.E. Tricat / Jack Michal |
| Hull type | Catamaran Twin Dbrd. | Trimaran |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | – |
| Construction | FG | – |
| First built | 1979 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 8.30 m ▼ | 8.50 m ▲ |
| Waterline length | 7.40 m | – |
| Beam | 4.53 m ▼ | 6.50 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 1.50 m | 1.50 m |
| Draft (min) | 0.40 m ▼ | 0.45 m ▲ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 1,950 kg | 1,950 kg |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | – | 52.00 m² |
| Mainsail | – | 34.00 m² |
| Foresail | – | 18.00 m² |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 134 | – |
| Comfort ratio | 7.3 lightweight racing | – |
| Capsize screening | 3.66 ▼ above the guideline | 5.25 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 6.60 kn | – |
| KSP | 0.58 | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.