Windelo 54 vs DH550
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On the numbers
Next to the Windelo 54, the DH550 is 0.5 m longer and 2% lighter. The DH550 has the higher Capsize screening (3.78, above the guideline), the Windelo 54 the lower (3.44, above the guideline).
Windelo 54
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DH550
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| General | ||
| Builder | Windelo Catamarans | Dudley Dix Yacht Design |
| Designer | Christophe Barreau; Frédéric Neuman | Dudley Dix, Philip Harvey |
| Hull type | Catamaran Twin Dbrd. | Catamaran |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | – |
| Construction | Composite; Volcanic basalt and PET | – |
| First built | 2023 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 16.24 m ▼ | 16.75 m ▲ |
| Waterline length | – | 15.70 m |
| Beam | 7.98 m ▼ | 8.70 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 2.35 m ▲ | 2.19 m ▼ |
| Draft (min) | 1.05 m ▲ | 0.75 m ▼ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 12,800 kg ▲ | 12,500 kg ▼ |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | – | 133.50 m² |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Fuel | 500 L | – |
| Water | 400 L | – |
| Ratios | ||
| SA/D | – | 25.2 high-powered |
| D/L | – | 90 |
| Comfort ratio | – | 9.4 lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 3.44 ▼ above the guideline | 3.78 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | – | 9.62 kn |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.