Bestevaer 55ST
Cutter · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2009
A 16.9-metre cutter designed for offshore passage-making with a stable 40.19 comfort ratio
Designed by Dykstra Naval Architects, built by Km Boatbuilders.
- 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.
Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 40 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.
At 1.65 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.
177 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
17.5 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
23% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.
- Heavier than ~90% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~77% of boats her size on file
Compared with 1101 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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