tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post5448258998399309633..comments2024-03-28T19:22:15.683+00:00Comments on Interesting Sailboats: SUNBEAM 46.1 - A NICE BOATPaulohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-22311721457069852232019-05-05T17:58:18.408+01:002019-05-05T17:58:18.408+01:00The boat sails well and hasI said it is a good B/D...The boat sails well and hasI said it is a good B/D if compared with most 46ft boats. <br /><br />Most 46 mass production boats have a B/D between 25% and 28%, the Sunbeam 46.1 has 35%, a much better value, but not comparable with the the B/D of the Halberg Rassy 44 (40%), the XC45 (45%) or the X 4-6 (41%).<br /><br />On a beamy boat like the Sunbeam 46.1 (or most modern boats) it is not on a Paulohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-48419440580619086252019-05-04T07:35:57.478+01:002019-05-04T07:35:57.478+01:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uweSiEaBXao&t=...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uweSiEaBXao&t=562s Beam reaching with FULL main with VERY LITTLE heel. boat speed 8-9.3 kn. at 17-23 AWS. So, B/D ratio seems fine.alfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387382826051912821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-29348270977700433782018-12-01T21:59:17.363+00:002018-12-01T21:59:17.363+00:00Hi Thomas,
For comparison purposes I used the D/L...Hi Thomas,<br /><br />For comparison purposes I used the D/L and SA/D and those formulas relativize boat size. On the D/L formula the length considered is the LWL so the LWL is already part of the equation.<br /><br />Regarding ballast, yes I know that the steel frame is considered ballast (and not only by X-yachts). Not all the X-yachts use the steel frame, the XP uses a carbon frame.<br /><br /Paulohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910018730823789405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-994070224761667321.post-56775629651560585732018-11-30T22:26:38.641+00:002018-11-30T22:26:38.641+00:00Hi Paulo,
The new Sunbeam is for sure a step up ...Hi Paulo, <br /><br />The new Sunbeam is for sure a step up in design from the older models. I quite like the Xc-style stern. <br /><br />I thought I could add some comments that you might find more or less interesting regarding Sunbeam, X-yachts and HR. <br /><br />First, hull length of the compared boats is as follows: the Sunbeam is 13.99m, the Xc45 is 13.86, the HR44 is 13.68 and finally the Thomas Larssonnoreply@blogger.com