405 (Hobie)

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Built by Hobie Cat / Ultimate Sailboats • Designed by Chris Benedict

General Information

Hull Type: Centerboard Dinghy

Rigging Type: Fractional Sloop

Construction: FG

First Built: 1992

Number Built: 200

Dimensions

Length Overall (LOA): 4.05 m

Length Waterline (LWL): 3.93 m

Beam: 1.38 m

Draft (Max): 0.09 m

Draft (Min): 0.27 m

Weight & Ballast

Displacement: 64 kg

Sail Plan

Sail Area (reported): 7.98 m²

Performance Ratios

On the numbers, 405 (Hobie) rates as ultralight (D/L 29). Its comfort ratio of 2.2 is in the "lightweight racing" band; its capsize screening value of 3.48 is in the "above the guideline" band. Against its peers, D/L stands out: lower than 92% of the 201 monohulls between 3.4 m and 4.6 m in our catalogue.

Ratios use published displacement (often light ship) and reported sail area; see Sources & methodology.

Hull Speed: 4.81 knots

SA/Displacement (Reported): 50.76

Displacement/Length: 29.32

D/L 29 — ultralight. Lower than 92% of the 201 monohulls between 3.4 m and 4.6 m in our catalogue. Displacement relative to waterline length: low numbers mean a light boat that accelerates and planes easily, high numbers a heavy boat that carries its weight through a seaway.

Comfort Ratio: 2.23

Comfort ratio 2.2 — lightweight racing. Lower than 83% of the 201 monohulls between 3.4 m and 4.6 m in our catalogue. An estimate of motion comfort in waves from displacement, beam and length: higher values suggest a slower, gentler motion.

Capsize Screening: 3.48

Capsize screening 3.48 — above the guideline. Higher than 52% of the 404 monohulls between 3.4 m and 4.6 m in our catalogue. A screening formula from beam and displacement: lower is better, and values under 2.0 are the common guideline for offshore boats.

Immersion: 37 kg/cm