Review of Galeon 530 Fly

Basic specs.

The Galeon 530 Fly is a large motorboat. The Galeon 530 Fly is built by the Polish yard Galeon.

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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 6 berths and 400.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The Galeon 530 Fly has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta D12 diesel engine at 675 hp (502 kW). Cruise speed is 14.0 knots. Max speed is 27.0 knots.

The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenance than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.

Alternative 2:

Galeon 530 Fly may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta D diesel engines at 1430 hp (1065 kW).

The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenance than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.

Alternative 3:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta engines at 715 hp (532 kW). The speed is 30.0 knots.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 2200.0 liters (581 US gallons, 483 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

Galeon 530 Fly holds two CE certifications:

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.

If less than 12 in on board the boat is by European Union certified as Class B. OFFSHORE:

Designed for offshore voyages where conditions up to, and including, wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights up to, and including, 4 m may be experienced.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Galeon 530 Fly is about 518 kg/cm, alternatively 2903 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 518 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2903 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 Galeon 530 Fly is 3.40.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 62% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy 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.