Marquises 56 vs DH550
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On the numbers
Next to the Marquises 56, the DH550 is 0.3 m shorter and 2% heavier. The DH550 has the higher D/L (90), the Marquises 56 the lower (85). The Marquises 56 has the higher Comfort ratio (9.9, lightweight racing), the DH550 the lower (9.4, lightweight racing). The DH550 has the higher Capsize screening (3.78, above the guideline), the Marquises 56 the lower (3.54, above the guideline).
Marquises 56
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DH550
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| General | ||
| Builder | Fountaine Pajot | Dudley Dix Yacht Design |
| Designer | Jean Beret /Olivier Racoupeau | Dudley Dix, Philip Harvey |
| Hull type | Catamaran Twin Keel | Catamaran |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | – |
| Construction | FG | – |
| First built | 1992 | – |
| Last built | 2003 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 17.07 m ▲ | 16.75 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 15.93 m ▲ | 15.70 m ▼ |
| Beam | 8.10 m ▼ | 8.70 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 1.37 m ▼ | 2.19 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | – | 0.75 m |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 12,247 kg ▼ | 12,500 kg ▲ |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | – | 133.50 m² |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Engine power | 96 HP | – |
| Fuel | 598 L | – |
| Water | 1,200 L | – |
| Ratios | ||
| SA/D | – | 25.2 high-powered |
| D/L | 85 ▼ | 90 ▲ |
| Comfort ratio | 9.9 ▲ lightweight racing | 9.4 ▼ lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 3.54 ▼ above the guideline | 3.78 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 9.69 kn ▲ | 9.62 kn ▼ |
| KSP | 0.91 | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.