Hh 44 vs Rapier 550
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On the numbers
Next to the Hh 44, the Rapier 550 is 1.6 m longer and 4% heavier. The Rapier 550 has the higher Capsize screening (3.77, above the guideline), the Hh 44 the lower (3.42, above the guideline).
Hh 44
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Rapier 550
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| General | ||
| Builder | Hudson Yacht Group | Broadblue Catamarans |
| Designer | James Hakes | – |
| Hull type | Catamaran Twin Dbrd. | Catamaran |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | – |
| Construction | Carbon fiber composite | – |
| First built | 2021 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 15.15 m ▼ | 16.76 m ▲ |
| Waterline length | 13.28 m | – |
| Beam | 7.15 m ▼ | 8.00 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 3.00 m ▲ | 1.30 m ▼ |
| Draft (min) | 1.40 m | – |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 9,390 kg ▼ | 9,800 kg ▲ |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | – | 160.00 m² |
| Mainsail | – | 110.00 m² |
| Foresail | – | 50.00 m² |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Fuel | – | 300 L |
| Water | – | 550 L |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 112 | – |
| Comfort ratio | 10.6 lightweight racing | – |
| Capsize screening | 3.42 ▼ above the guideline | 3.77 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 8.84 kn | – |
| KSP | 0.84 | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.