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Feeling 446 (Deep draft)

Main featuresFeeling 446 Deep draft
Model
Feeling 446
Version
Deep draft
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Kirié
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
France
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester
- Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
Number of hulls built
110
First built hull
1988
Last built hull
Discontinued
Appendages
Keel : fin without bulb
Helm
Single helm wheel
Rudder
Single spade rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
Former French navigation category
1
 
Main dimensionsFeeling 446 Deep draft
Overall length
45’ 4”13.8 m
Hull length
43’ 7”13.29 m
Waterline length
35’ 4”10.77 m
Beam (width)
14’ 7”4.46 m
Draft
6’ 8”2.05 m
Light displacement (MLC)
20944 lb9500 kg
Ballast weight
5732 lb2600 kg
Ballast type
Lead
French customs tonnage
19.26 Tx
 
Rig and sailsFeeling 446 Deep draft
Upwind sail area
1018 ft²94.6 m²
Downwind sail area
1729 ft²160.6 m²
Mainsail area
372 ft²34.6 m²
Genoa area
646 ft²60 m²
Stormjib area
125 ft²11.62 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
1356 ft²126 m²
I
 iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
52’ 2”15.9 m
J
 iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
16’ 2”4.93 m
P
 iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
46’ 4”14.1 m
E
 iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
14’ 5”4.38 m
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi masthead
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
2
Spreaders angle
0 °
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
 
PerformancesFeeling 446 Deep draft
HN (French rating)
 iHN or "Handicap Nationale" is an empirical rating system used in France allowing various monohulls, of different sizes and designs, to race each other fairly. It is particularly suitable for cruiser and cruiser-racer. Therefore, by comparing these values, we can have an indication of the relative speed of 2 boats.
24.0
Upwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
227 ft²/T21.09 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
385 ft²/T35.8 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
 iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
215
Ballast ratio
 iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.
27 %
Critical hull speed
 iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
7.97 knots
 
Auxiliary engineFeeling 446 Deep draft
Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power (min./max.)
48 HP / 55 HP
Fuel tank capacity
74 gal280 liters
 
Accommodations and layoutFeeling 446 Deep draft
Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s) (min./max.)
3 / 4
Berth(s) (min./max.)
8 / 10
Head(s)
2
Freshwater tank capacity
145.3 gal550 liters
Fridge/ice-box capacity
60.8 gal230 liters
Maximum headroom
6’ 7”2 m
Galley headroom
6’ 4”1.91 m
Head headroom
6’ 4”1.91 m
 
SaloonFeeling 446 Deep draft
Maximum headroom
6’ 7”2 m
Berth length
7’ 5”2.25 m
Berth width
3’ 11”1.2 m
 
Fore cabinFeeling 446 Deep draft
Maximum headroom
6’ 2”1.88 m
Berth length
6’ 7”2 m
Berth width (head/feet)
4’ 11”1.5 m / 2’ 10”0.85 m
 
Aft cabinFeeling 446 Deep draft
Maximum headroom
6’ 7”2 m
Berth length
6’ 7”2 m
Berth width (head/feet)
4’ 11”1.5 m / 2’ 10”0.85 m
 
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