Bénéteau Sense 55 Shoal draft
Sailboat
56′ 5″
Monohull
Since 2011
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- Sense 55 Shoal draft
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 2011–2016
- Designer
- Berret Racoupeau Yachts Design
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 56′ 5″ (17.20 m)
- Waterline length
- 52′ 4″ (15.95 m)
- Beam
- 16′ 4″ (4.98 m)
- Draft
- 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Displacement
- 42,241 lb (19,160 kg)
- Ballast
- 12,125 lb (5,500 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 75–120 hp
- Fuel
- 110 gal (416 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 1,641 sq ft (152.5 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 3
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 3
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 21.6
- Displacement / length
- 132
- Ballast ratio
- 29%
- Capsize screening
- 1.88
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 : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
- Asymmetric spinnaker area
- 2242 ft²
- Ballast ratio
- 29 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Boiler capacity
- 10.6 gal
- Cockpit
- Open aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester - Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- EC design category
- A
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 79.3 gal
- Genoa area
- 845 ft²
- Helm
- Twin helm wheels
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Twin spade rudders
- Sailboat range
- Sense
- 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
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.
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