Engineering:Beneteau Cyclades 50.5
Development | |
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Designer | Berret-Racoupeau |
Location | France |
Year | 2008 |
Builder(s) | Beneteau |
Role | Cruiser |
Boat | |
Boat weight | 27,954 lb (12,680 kg) |
Draft | 6.56 ft (2.00 m) |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | glassfibre |
LOA | 51.34 ft (15.65 m) |
LWL | 43.24 ft (13.18 m) |
Beam | 16.08 ft (4.90 m) |
Engine type | Yanmar 110 hp (82 kW) diesel engine |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | Fin keel |
Ballast | 8,708 lb (3,950 kg) |
Rudder(s) | Spade-type rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I (foretriangle height) | 59.87 ft (18.25 m) |
J (foretriangle base) | 17.88 ft (5.45 m) |
P (mainsail luff) | 54.92 ft (16.74 m) |
E (mainsail foot) | 19.36 ft (5.90 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
Mainsail area | 531.63 sq ft (49.390 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 535.24 sq ft (49.725 m2) |
Total sail area | 1,066.87 sq ft (99.115 m2) |
The Beneteau Cyclades 50.5 and Cyclades 50.4 are a series of French sailboats that was designed by Berret-Racoupeau as cruisers, primarily aimed at the yacht charter market and first built in 2008. The series is named for the Greek island chain.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The 50.5 and 50.4 are externally identical and differ only in their interior layouts.[1][2][3]
Production
The design was built by Beneteau in France, from 2008 to 2010, but it is now out of production.[1][2][3][7][8]
Design
The Cyclades 50.5 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, with aluminium spars with stainless steel wire standing rigging. The hull has a slightly raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom with a swimming platform, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by dual wheels and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb. It displaces 27,954 lb (12,680 kg) and carries 8,708 lb (3,950 kg) of cast iron ballast.[1][2][3][6]
The boat has a draft of 6.56 ft (2.00 m) with the standard keel.[1][2][3]
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 110 hp (82 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 106 U.S. gallons (400 L; 88 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 259 U.S. gallons (980 L; 216 imp gal).[1][2][3]
The Cyclades 50.5 has sleeping accommodation for ten people in five cabins, with two bow cabins and two aft cabins, each with a double berth, plus a port side admidships crew cabin with two bunk beds. The main salon has a U-shaped settee and a straight settee. The straight configuration galley is located on the port side of the salon and is equipped with a four-burner stove, a refrigerator, freezer and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. There are three heads, two for the bow cabins and one aft to starboard. Cyclades 50.4 differs in having a fourth head aft to port, in place of the crew cabin.[1][2][3]
The design has a hull speed of 8.81 kn (16.32 km/h).[1][2][3]
Operational history
A review for yacht charter company Sailing Europe, noted, the "Beneteau Cyclades 50.5 most commonly comes as a version with 3 showers and toilets along with a deck shower. Since this yacht is 15.6 m long overall and is 4.89 m wide it is not made for high sailing performances and top speeds for competitive sailing. This yacht is designed to accommodate a lot of people and to provide them as much comfort and space as possible."[9]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Cyclades 50.5 (Beneteau)". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cyclades-505-beneteau/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Beneteau Cyclades 50.5". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/beneteau/cyclades-505.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Ulladulla. "Cyclades 50.5 beneteau". Sailboat Lab. https://sailboatlab.com/data_sheet/1819/0/.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Berret-Racoupeau". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/berret-racoupeau/. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Berret-Racoupeau". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/berret-racoupeau.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Beneteau. "Cyclades 50.4". beneteau.com. https://www.beneteau.com/cyclades/cyclades-504.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Beneteau". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/beneteau.
- ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Beneteau". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/beneteau.
- ↑ Janko (15 August 2023). "Beneteau Cyclades 50.5 Review". Sailing Europe. https://www.sailingeurope.com/blog/beneteau-cyclades-50-5.
External links
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneteau Cyclades 50.5.
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