Bénéteau Océanis 500 Wing keel
Sailboat
50′ 2″
Monohull
Since 1987
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- Océanis 500 Wing keel
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1987–1991
- Designer
- Philippe Briand
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi (in-mast furling mainsail) masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 50′ 2″ (15.29 m)
- Waterline length
- 44′ 7″ (13.59 m)
- Beam
- 15′ 7″ (4.75 m)
- Draft
- 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Displacement
- 30,865 lb (14,000 kg)
- Ballast
- 10,803 lb (4,900 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 80 hp
- Fuel
- 148 gal (560 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 1,119 sq ft (104.0 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 3
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 3
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 18.2
- Displacement / length
- 156
- Ballast ratio
- 35%
- Capsize screening
- 1.99
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : wing keel
- Ballast ratio
- 35 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Boiler capacity
- 11.1 gal
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester - Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 1
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 79.3 gal
- Helm
- Twin helm wheels
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi (in-mast furling mainsail) masthead
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Sailboat range
- Océanis
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
- Version
- Wing keel
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.
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