Beneteau 50
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Bruce Farr Armel Briand |
| Location | France |
| Year | 1995 |
| No. built | 200 |
| Builder | Beneteau |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Beneteau 50 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 28,660 lb (13,000 kg) |
| Draft | 7.55 ft (2.30 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | glassfibre |
| LOA | 50.75 ft (15.47 m) |
| LWL | 34.42 ft (10.49 m) |
| Beam | 14.67 ft (4.47 m) |
| Engine type | Volvo Penta 80 hp (60 kW) diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Fin keel with weighted bulb |
| Ballast | 9,315 lb (4,225 kg) |
| Rudder | Spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 58.04 ft (17.69 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 19.85 ft (6.05 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 50.89 ft (15.51 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 17.72 ft (5.40 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 450.89 sq ft (41.889 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 576.05 sq ft (53.517 m2) |
| Total sail area | 1,026.94 sq ft (95.406 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 57-90 |
The Beneteau 50 is a recreational keelboat built by Beneteau in France, from 1995 until 2004, with 200 boats built.[1][2][3][4][5] For the yacht charter market it was sold as the Stardust 505 and for Moorings Yacht Charter as the Moorings 503, Moorings 504 and Moorings 505, depending on the interior arrangements.[1][2][3][6][7][8]
Design
Designed by Bruce Farr, the hull is solid fibreglass and the deck is balsa-cored. The hull has a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom with a swimming platform, an internally mounted spade-type rudder[9] controlled by dual wheels and a fixed fin keel with weighted bulb or optional shoal draft keel. It displaces 28,660 lb (13,000 kg) and carries 9,315 lb (4,225 kg) of cast iron ballast.[1][2][3][9]
It has a masthead sloop rig, with two sets of swept spreaders and aluminium spars with stainless steel wire standing rigging. Standard and tall masts were factory options.[9]
The boat has a draft of 7.55 ft (2.30 m) with the standard keel and 5.92 ft (1.80 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.[1][2][3]
The boat is fitted with a Volvo Penta 80 hp (60 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 132 U.S. gallons (500 L; 110 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 264 U.S. gallons (1,000 L; 220 imp gal).[1][2][3][9][10]
The design was built with a number of interior layouts, with three to five cabins and sleeping accommodation for six to ten people. The preferred charter boat interior has crew quarters with two bunk beds in the bow, two forward cabins, each with a double berth, a U-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main salon and two aft cabins each with a double berth. The galley is located on the starboard side of the main salon. The galley is of straight configuration and is equipped with a four-burner stove, a refrigerator, freezer and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the port side. There are five heads, one for each cabin.[1][2][3][9]
The design has a hull speed of 9.03 kn (16.72 km/h) and a PHRF handicap of 57 to 90.[1][2][3][11]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Beneteau 50". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b c d e f g Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Beneteau 50". sailboat.guide. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b c d e f g Ulladulla. "Beneteau 50". Sailboat Lab. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Beneteau". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Beneteau". sailboat.guide. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Bruce Farr". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Bruce Farr". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Beneteau. "Beneteau 50". beneteau.com. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b c d e Warren, Quentin (February 1998). "Beneteau 50". Cruising World. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Beneteau 50". Yachting. October 1997. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ US Sailing (2023). "PHRF Handicaps". ussailing.org. Retrieved 27 July 2023.