Review of Windy 53 Balios

Basic specs.

The Windy 53 Balios is a large motorboat designed by the maritime architect Hans Jørgen Johnsen. The Windy 53 Balios is built by the Norwegian yard Windy Boats AS.

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Hull

Both the hull and the deck is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The hull is a double hull which improves the indoor climate. Especially when the water is colder than the air in the cabin, then the double hull insulates against cold water and reduce the condense water in the cabin.
The deck is a double deck which improves the indoor climate.

Interior

The boat is equipped with 6 berths, a galley and 470.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta diesel engines at 575 hp (428 kW). The speed is 36.0 knots.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 2000.0 liters (528 US gallons, 439 imperial gallons).

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.

EU classification

Windy 53 Balios holds a CE certification:

The boat is by European Union certified as Class A. OCEAN:

Designed for extended voyages where conditions may exceed wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights of 4 m and above but excluding abnormal conditions, and vessels largely self-sufficient.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Windy 53 Balios is about 481 kg/cm, alternatively 2699 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 481 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2699 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.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Windy 53 Balios is 3.72.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 69% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more speedy hull design.

Curiosities

Powerboat?

In Denmark, you are required to have achieved a 'powerboat driving license' in order to sail a powerboat.
In this context a boat is considered a powerboat if:

Danish definition of a powerboat

According to this definition this boat is categorized as a Powerboat.

Maintenance

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References

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