Kirié Elite 446 Shoal draft
Sailboat
45′ 4″
Monohull
Since 1988
Overview
- Builder
- Kirié
- Model
- Elite 446 Shoal draft
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1988 on
- Designer
- Harlé-Mortain
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 45′ 4″ (13.82 m)
- Waterline length
- 35′ 4″ (10.77 m)
- Beam
- 14′ 7″ (4.44 m)
- Draft
- 5′ 2″ (1.58 m)
- Displacement
- 21,164 lb (9,600 kg)
- Ballast
- 5,952 lb (2,700 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 48–55 hp
- Fuel
- 74 gal (280 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 1,018 sq ft (94.6 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 3
- Berths
- 8
- Heads
- 2
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 21.3
- Displacement / length
- 214
- Ballast ratio
- 28%
- Capsize screening
- 2.11
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 : fin without bulb
- Ballast ratio
- 28 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- 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
- French customs tonnage
- 19.26 Tx
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 60.8 gal
- Genoa area
- 646 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 24.0
- Helm
- Single helm wheel
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi masthead
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Sailboat range
- Elite
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 0 °
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Stormjib area
- 125 ft²
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 1356 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.
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