Review of Cyclades 51.5

Basic specs.

The Cyclades 51.5 is a large sailboat designed by the French maritime architect bureau Berret-Racoupeau Yacht Design in the mid 2000.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Interior

The boat is equipped with 4 cabins and 9 berths.

Rig

The boat equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a genaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Cyclades 51.5 is 2.07, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 9.1 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Cyclades 51.5 is about 459 kg/cm, alternatively 2573 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 459 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2573 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

Motion Comfort Ratio

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

The Motion Comfort Ratio for Cyclades 51.5 is 24.1.

Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 14% of all similar sailboat designs. This is a comfort value significantly below average.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Cyclades 51.5 is 3.19.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 86% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.

D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Cyclades 51.5 is 138 which categorizes this boat among 'ultra light racers'.

85% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A light displacement requires less sailarea and has higher accellerations.

SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for Cyclades 51.5 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 18.0, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 21.1.

The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 38% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.

Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail for fractional rig.

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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.

**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Mainsail halyard	43.3 m	(142.1 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	43.3 m	(142.1 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	43.3 m	(142.1 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Jib sheet	15.6 m	(51.2 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet	15.6 m	(51.2 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet	39.0 m	(128.1 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	34.4 m	(112.7 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Cunningham	6.2 m	(20.3 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Kickingstrap	12.4 m	(40.7 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Clew-outhaul	12.4 m	(40.7 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.