Catamaran Sailing
Lifetime Adventures
Description
A new look at fast cruising, the 550 brings together an incredible combination of high performance, high specification and radical new design. The 550 is a whole new generation of innovation, beautiful, high performance catamarans with a true racing heritage, giving class-leading performance. Intelligent electronics, navigation and radically simple sail handling come as standard, as do the creative and contemporary luxury interiors.
With its self tacking headsail, powered reversing winches, and all controls at the enclosed helm, the 550 is perfect for single handed or shorthanded sailing. Even with several on board, most neither know how to, or want to, sail the boat. You can relax as the skipper, knowing that you are in control.
The unique one level, one space combined cockpit and saloon gives a vast entertaining and living space – unheard of in a boat of this length. Maximising the saloon width between each hull gives the perfect combination of interior and exterior space, making the 550 useable regardless of weather conditions.
Layout
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Performance Indicators
Sail Performance
96
%
Slow
Cruiser
Performance
Racer
Boat Speed
13.8
kn
Slow
Cruiser
Performance
Racer
Bruce Number
1.5
(higher is faster)
Slow
Cruiser
Performance
Racer
Kelsall
1.1
(higher is faster)
Slow
Cruiser
Performance
Racer
Sail Area to Displacement
38
(higher is faster)
Slow
Cruiser
Performance
Racer
Displacement to Length
53
(lower is faster)
Slow
Cruiser
Performance
Racer
Specifications
Metric
Length (LOA)
Length (LWL)
Displacement (light)
Payload capacity
Sail Area (main+jib)
Beam (BOA)
Draft (min)
Draft (max)
Mast clearance
16.76
16.76
9.8
160
8
1.3
1.3
Imperial
55
55
19600
1722
26.2
4.3
4.3
Bridgedeck clearance
Fuel
Water
300
550
79
145
Berths
Manufactured Since
6
2015
Designer
Keel
Helm
Steering
Engine (hp)
Hull Material
Darren Newton
Skeg keel
Interior
Mechanical/Hydraulic
2 x 40 hp
Epoxy resin systems throughout the entire structure with a
combination of E glass, Kevlar and carbon laminate stiffened by PVC cores
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