BoatsCarrera 49

Carrera 49

Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2001

A 14.86-metre performance cruiser featuring a spade rudder and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for rapid sailing

Designed by Dieter Blank, built by Helmsman Yachts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

1.96 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.96
LightHeavy

141 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 141
EasygoingPowered-up

25.1 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 25.1

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~86% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1866 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Ratios
SA / displacement
25.1
Displacement / length
140.5
Comfort ratio
25.1
Capsize screening
1.96
Hull speed
8.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2235
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Epoxy-FRP
Production
Years built
First built 2001
Designer
Dieter Blank
Builder
Helmsman Yachts

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Bavaria Yachts 4714.65 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 14.65-metre cruiser featuring a fin keel with bulb and spade rudder, produced throughout the 1990s

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