BoatsBeneteau Idylle 1550

Beneteau Idylle 1550

Cutter · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1985–1987

A German Frers-designed cutter built for the Caribbean charter trade, offering a stable platform in both fleet and owner versions

Designed by German Frers.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/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 moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.83
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 271
EasygoingPowered-up

16.4 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.4
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Heavier than ~79% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1551 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.4
Displacement / length
270.8
Comfort ratio
34.0
Capsize screening
1.83
Hull speed
8.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1988
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1985–1987
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Beneteau

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Bavaria Yachts 5115.60 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 15.6-metre masthead sloop with a 2.4-metre draft, designed for high-volume cruising and steady offshore speed
Columbia Yachts 5015.24 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA William Tripp-designed masthead sloop that debuted as the largest production fiberglass sailboat in the US
Baltic Yachts 5216.00 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop built by Baltic, balancing a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio with stiff performance

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