Centurion 57 Shoal draft

Sailboat specifications

The Centurion 57 is a 58’1” (17.7m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Berret Racoupeau Yachts Design (France). She is built since 2014 by Wauquiez (France). The Shoal draft version features a shorter keel to grant access to shallow areas. She has been awarded "2015 - European Yacht of the Year: Luxury Cruiser".

The Centurion 57 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Standard and Deep draft version (see all the versions compared).

Centurion 57's main features

Model

Centurion 57

Version

Shoal draft

Hull type

Monohull

Category

Offshore cruiser-racer sailboat

Sailboat builder

Wauquiez

Sailboat designer

Berret Racoupeau Yachts Design

Sailboat range

Centurion

Country

France

Construction

GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester (vacuum infusion)
- Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester (vacuum infusion)

First built hull

2014

Last built hull

Still in production

Award(s)

2015: European Yacht of the Year: Luxury Cruiser

Appendages

Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)

Helm

Twin helm wheels

Rudder

Single spade rudder

Unsinkable

Trailerable

EC design category iThe 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

Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)

About

660 000 €

(2020)

Centurion 57's main dimensions

Hull length: 58’ 1”17.7 m
Waterline length: 50’ 7”15.42 m
Beam (width): 16’ 2”4.95 m
Draft: 6’ 11”2.1 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 51169 lb23210 kg
Ballast weight: 15653 lb7100 kg
Ballast type: Lead

Centurion 57's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 1636 ft²152 m²
Downwind sail area: 3068 ft²285 m²
Mainsail area: 936 ft²87 m²
Genoa area: 700 ft²65 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area: 2131 ft²198 m²
Code 0 area: 1055 ft²98 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 67’ 7”20.6 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 20’ 10”6.33 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 65’19.8 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 24’ 7”7.5 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi 19/20
Mast configuration: Keel stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 3
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: Dyform discontinuous

Centurion 57's performances

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.: 201 ft²/T18.68 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.: 377 ft²/T35.03 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.: 179
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.: 31 %
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.: 9.53 knots