Engineering:CAP 450

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CAP 450
Development
LocationFrance
Year1986
Builder(s)Jeanneau
RoleDay sailer-fishing boat
Boat
Boat weight992 lb (450 kg)
Draft1.48 ft (0.45 m)
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionfiberglass
LOA15.26 ft (4.65 m)
LWL14.00 ft (4.27 m)
Beam6.56 ft (2.00 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typelong keel
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
Sails
Sailplanfractional rigged sloop

The CAP 450 is a French trailerable sailboat for day sailing and fishing, first built in 1986.[1][2][3]

Production

The design was built by Jeanneau in France, starting in 1986, but it is now out of production.[1][2][3][4][5]

Design

The CAP 450 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig. The hull has a raked stem, an angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel. It displaces 992 lb (450 kg).[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 1.48 ft (0.45 m) with the standard long keel.[1][2]

The design has a hull speed of 5.02 kn (9.30 km/h).[2]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 McArthur, Bruce (2022). "CAP 450 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cap-450-jeanneau. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau Cap 450". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/cap-450. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Jeanneau. "CAP 450". jeanneauamerica.com. https://www.jeanneau.com/en/boats/sailboat/36-autres-modeles-voile/552-cap-450/. 
  4. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Jeanneau (FRA)". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/jeanneau-fra. 
  5. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau. 

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