Bristol Yachts 51
Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1990
A 15.57-metre masthead sloop with a keel-centerboard configuration, built semi-custom for offshore stability
Designed by Dieter Empacher.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Keel/Cbrd.
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 40 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.
1.73 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
263 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
15.5 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Heavier than ~82% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~80% of boats her size on file
Compared with 183 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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