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Beneteau Cyclades 50.5

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 2008–2010

A high-volume five-cabin cruiser by Berret-Racoupeau designed for the charter trade on a versatile shared hull platform

Designed by Berret-Racoupeau.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

2.12 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.12
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 154
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.6
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

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

  • Beamier than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1553 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.6
Displacement / length
154.4
Comfort ratio
23.4
Capsize screening
2.12
Hull speed
8.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2484
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
2008–2010
Designer
Berret-Racoupeau
Builder
Beneteau

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Saga Marine 4815.94 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop built for performance cruising with a stiff 33% ballast ratio
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