Boats / Bristol Yachts 45.5

Bristol Yachts 45.5

Masthead Sloop · Keel/Cbrd. · 1979–1989

Specifications

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

43.3%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

14.9

Displacement / length

299.4

Comfort ratio

43.7

Capsize screening

1.62

Hull speed

8.2 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1752

Hull

Hull type

Keel/Cbrd.

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

1979–1989

Designer

Ted Hood, Dieter Empacher

Builder

Bristol Yachts Inc., Bristol Yachts

Design & history

The Bristol 45.5 was available as a sloop or ketch and in aft cockpit and center cockpit models.

Notable features

Sloop or ketch rigAft cockpit modelCenter cockpit modelKetch rig: I 57.0', J 18.8', P 48.0', E 15.3', PY 30.5', EY 8.5', Total SA 1033 sq.ft.

Variants

Production

Information from original manufacturers brochure.

Curated reference notes

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