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Cnb 66

Cutter · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 2017–2022

A Philippe Briand-designed cutter built for performance cruising, featuring a high sail area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Philippe Briand & Jean-Marc Platon.

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

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The Cnb 66, on the water

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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 36 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 36
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.77
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 138
EasygoingPowered-up

19.6 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.6
TenderStiff

30% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 30%

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

  • Heavier than ~87% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~94% of boats her size on file

Compared with 344 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.6
Displacement / length
138.0
Comfort ratio
35.9
Capsize screening
1.77
Hull speed
10.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
3908
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
2017–2022
Units built
23
Designer
Philippe Briand, Jean-Marc Platon
Builder
CNB

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