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Moorings 51

Cutter · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1985

A German Frers-designed cutter based on the Beneteau Idylle 1550, built for offshore comfort and steady performance

Designed by German Frers, built by Beneteau.

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

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

Capsize screening 1.82
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 257
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.8
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 ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~81% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1602 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
257.0
Comfort ratio
34.2
Capsize screening
1.82
Hull speed
8.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2031
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1985
Designer
German Frers
Builder
Beneteau

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

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
Orion 5015.09 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA Gary Mull-designed staysail ketch built for offshore stability with a heavy displacement and skeg-mounted rudder
Dufour Yachts 4815.29 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 15.29-metre performance cruiser with a 4.85-metre beam and a 2.35-metre draft for offshore stability
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
Dufour Yachts 500 Grand Large15.10 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 15.1-meter fractional sloop with a 2.3-meter bulb keel, produced from 2011 to 2015 before the 512 update
Columbia Yachts 5015.24 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA William Tripp-designed masthead sloop that debuted as the largest production fiberglass sailboat in the US

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