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Celestial 50

Masthead Ketch · Fin (Shoal Draft) · First built 1991

A Bryce Fuhriman-designed masthead ketch built for stable, comfortable blue-water cruising with a shoal-draft fin keel

Designed by Bryce Fuhriman.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin (Shoal Draft)

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 36 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 36
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.70
LightHeavy

218 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 218
EasygoingPowered-up

14.6 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.6
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

  • Heavier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1605 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.6
Displacement / length
217.7
Comfort ratio
35.9
Capsize screening
1.70
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1954
Hull
Hull type
Fin (shoal draft)
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1991
Designer
Bryce Fuhriman
Builder
Celestial Marine Ltd. Xiamen (CHINA), Xiamen Celestial Yacht Ltd

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Swan 5115.62 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthThe inaugural German Frers design for Swan, this masthead sloop balances a powerful 17.85 SA/D ratio with offshore comfort
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Kraken Yachts 50 (Dibley)15.24 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 15.24-metre offshore cruiser with a 19.77 sail area-to-displacement ratio for balanced performance in varied conditions

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