Columbia Yachts 5.5
Fractional Sloop · Fin Keel · 1963–1965
A fiberglass adaptation of the Gold Cup-winning Carina, this fractional sloop raced as a one-design on the US west coast
Designed by Sigurd Herburn & Columbia Yachts, built by Glas Laminates.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin Keel
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
At 1.52 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.
175 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
18.3 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
62% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
- Lighter than ~90% of boats her size on file
- Draws less than ~86% of boats her size on file
- Narrower than ~100% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2838 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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