Impression 50 Shoal draft
Sailboat specifications
The Impression 50 is a 48’8” (14.83m) cruising sailboat designed by Humphreys Yacht Design (United Kingdom). She is built since 2014 by Elan Yachts (Slovenia). The Shoal draft version features a shorter keel to grant access to shallow areas.
The Impression 50 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Deep draft version (see all the versions compared).
The Impression 50 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Deep draft version (see all the versions compared).
Impression 50's main features
- Model
- Impression 50
- Version
- Shoal draft
- Hull type
- Monohull
- Category
- Offshore cruising sailboat
- Sailboat builder
- Sailboat designer
- Sailboat range
- Country
- Slovenia
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Sandwich fiberglass polyester (vacuum infusion)
- Deck: Sandwich fiberglass polyester (vacuum infusion) - First built hull
- 2014
- Last built hull
- Still in production
- Appendages
- Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
- Helm
- Twin helm wheels
- Rudder
- Twin spade rudders
- Unsinkable
- No
- Trailerable
- No
- EC design categoryiThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions)
A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m
B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m
C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m
D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m - A
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- About278 000 €(2020)
Impression 50's main dimensions
- Overall length
- 49’ 11”15.2 m
- Hull length
- 48’ 8”14.83 m
- Waterline length
- 45’ 1”13.76 m
- Beam (width)
- 15’ 5”4.68 m
- Draft
- 6’ 1”1.85 m
- Mast height from DWL
- 75’ 1”22.9 m
- Light displacement (MLC)
- 29028 lb13167 kg
- Ballast weight
- 10582 lb4800 kg
Impression 50's rig and sails
- Upwind sail area
- 1363 ft²126.61 m²
- Downwind sail area
- 2090 ft²194.16 m²
- Mainsail area
- 722 ft²67.06 m²
- Genoa area
- 641 ft²59.55 m²
- Gennaker area
- 1368 ft²127.1 m²
- IiFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
- 62’ 4”19 m
- JiFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
- 18’ 5”5.61 m
- PiMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
- 58’ 8”17.9 m
- EiMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
- 20’ 6”6.25 m
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Rotating spars
- No
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 3
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire
Impression 50's performances
- Upwind sail area to displacementiThe 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. - 244 ft²/T22.71 m²/T
- Downwind sail area to displacementiThe 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. - 375 ft²/T34.82 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. - 143
- Ballast ratioiThe 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. - 36 %
- Critical hull speediAs 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. - 9.00 knots
Impression 50's auxiliary engine
- Engine(s)
- 1 inboard engine
- Engine(s) power (min./max.)
- 75 HP / 80 HP
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Fuel tank capacity
- 67.4 gal255 liters
Impression 50's accommodations and layout
- Cockpit
- Closing aft cockpit with opening system
- Cabin(s) (min./max.)
- 2 / 5
- Berth(s) (min./max.)
- 4 / 11
- Head(s) (min./max.)
- 2 / 3
- Freshwater tank capacity
- 159.8 gal605 liters
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