Bestevaer 54 vs Boréal 56
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On the numbers
Next to the Bestevaer 54, the Boréal 56 is 0.3 m longer and 3% heavier. The Boréal 56 has the higher SA/D (19.4, moderate), the Bestevaer 54 the lower (19.3, moderate). The Boréal 56 has the higher D/L (189, light), the Bestevaer 54 the lower (153, light). The Bestevaer 54 has the higher Comfort ratio (35.4, moderate ocean), the Boréal 56 the lower (34.2, moderate ocean). The Boréal 56 has the higher Capsize screening (1.82, meets the common offshore guideline), the Bestevaer 54 the lower (1.71, meets the common offshore guideline).
Bestevaer 54
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Boréal 56
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| General | ||
| Builder | KM Yachtbuilders | Boréal |
| Designer | Dykstra Naval Architects | Jean-François Delvoye |
| Hull type | Swing keel w/dual rudders | Monohull |
| Keel type | – | Centreboard |
| Rigging | Cutter | – |
| Construction | Aluminium | – |
| First built | 2026 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 16.85 m ▼ | 17.12 m ▲ |
| Waterline length | 15.40 m ▲ | 14.47 m ▼ |
| Beam | 4.59 m ▼ | 4.94 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 3.75 m ▲ | 3.18 m ▼ |
| Draft (min) | 1.85 m ▲ | 1.20 m ▼ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 20,000 kg ▼ | 20,500 kg ▲ |
| Ballast | 5,300 kg ▼ | 6,600 kg ▲ |
| Sail plan | ||
| Sail area | 140.00 m² ▼ | 143.00 m² ▲ |
| Mainsail | 74.00 m² | 74.00 m² |
| Foresail | 66.00 m² ▼ | 69.00 m² ▲ |
| Engine & tanks | ||
| Fuel | – | 1,150 L |
| Water | – | 1,500 L |
| Ratios | ||
| SA/D | 19.3 ▼ moderate | 19.4 ▲ moderate |
| D/L | 153 ▼ light | 189 ▲ light |
| Ballast/Disp | 26.5% ▼ low | 32.2% ▲ low |
| Comfort ratio | 35.4 ▲ moderate ocean | 34.2 ▼ moderate ocean |
| Capsize screening | 1.71 ▼ meets the common offshore guideline | 1.82 ▲ meets the common offshore guideline |
| Hull speed | 9.52 kn ▲ | 9.23 kn ▼ |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.