Nautical 56/60 vs Solaris 55

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On the numbers

Next to the Nautical 56/60, the Solaris 55 is 0.2 m shorter and 1% lighter. The Nautical 56/60 has the higher D/L (260, moderate), the Solaris 55 the lower (160, light). The Nautical 56/60 has the higher Comfort ratio (42.2, heavy offshore), the Solaris 55 the lower (35.6, moderate ocean). The Solaris 55 has the higher Capsize screening (1.77, meets the common offshore guideline), the Nautical 56/60 the lower (1.69, meets the common offshore guideline).

Nautical 56/60 Nautical 56/60 Solaris 55
General
Builder Nautical Development Corp. Solaris Yachts
Designer S. Seaton & R. Warren Javier Soto Acebal
Hull type Fin with rudder on skeg Monohull
Rigging Masthead Ketch –
Construction FG –
First built 1980 –
Dimensions
Length overall 17.07 m ▲ 16.90 m ▼
Waterline length 13.54 m ▼ 15.89 m ▲
Beam 4.78 m ▼ 5.00 m ▲
Draft (max) 1.70 m ▼ 3.00 m ▲
Draft (min) – 2.30 m
Weight & ballast
Displacement 23,133 kg ▲ 23,000 kg ▼
Ballast 6,350 kg ▼ 6,500 kg ▲
Sail plan
Sail area 92.23 m² –
Mainsail 37.93 m² –
Foresail 54.31 m² –
Engine & tanks
Engine make – Yanmar
Engine power – 80 HP
Fuel 757 L ▲ 480 L ▼
Water 1,893 L ▲ 550 L ▼
Ratios
SA/D 11.6 under-canvassed –
D/L 260 ▲ moderate 160 ▼ light
Ballast/Disp 27.5% ▼ low 28.3% ▲ low
Comfort ratio 42.2 ▲ heavy offshore 35.6 ▼ moderate ocean
Capsize screening 1.69 ▼ meets the common offshore guideline 1.77 ▲ meets the common offshore guideline
S-number 1.5 –
Hull speed 8.93 kn ▼ 9.68 kn ▲

▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.