Seawind 1000XL vs Broadblue 346
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On the numbers
Next to the Seawind 1000XL, the Broadblue 346 is 0.6 m shorter and 6% heavier. The Seawind 1000XL has the higher Capsize screening (3.61, above the guideline), the Broadblue 346 the lower (2.90, above the guideline).
Seawind 1000XL
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Broadblue 346
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| General | ||
| Builder | Seawind Catamarans | Broadblue Catamarans |
| Designer | Richard Ward | Dazcat Design |
| Hull type | Catamaran Twin Keel | Catamaran |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | – |
| Construction | FG | – |
| First built | 1996 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 10.82 m ▲ | 10.20 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 10.41 m | – |
| Beam | 5.92 m ▲ | 4.85 m ▼ |
| Draft (max) | 0.99 m ▼ | 1.01 m ▲ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 4,536 kg ▼ | 4,800 kg ▲ |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | – | 47.00 m² |
| Mainsail | – | 28.00 m² |
| Foresail | – | 19.00 m² |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Fuel | 121 L ▼ | 200 L ▲ |
| Water | 401 L ▼ | 500 L ▲ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 112 | – |
| Comfort ratio | 8.6 lightweight racing | – |
| Capsize screening | 3.61 ▲ above the guideline | 2.90 ▼ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 7.83 kn | – |
| KSP | 0.75 | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.