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Review of Flyer 5500


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Flyer 5500 is a small sailboat designed in the mid 2000.

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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 Flyer 5500 is 3.03, 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 5.6 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 Flyer 5500 is about 86 kg/cm, alternatively 482 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 86 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 482 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 Flyer 5500 is 2.24.

Slim Wide 92% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 92% 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 Flyer 5500 is 104 which categorizes this boat among 'ultra light racers'.

Heavy Light 82% 0 50 100
82% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A light displacement requires less sailarea and has higher accellerations.


Maintenance

Rig

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
UsageLengthDiameter
Jib sheet 5.5 m(18.0 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Genoa sheet 5.5 m(18.0 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Mainsheet 13.8 m(45.1 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Spinnaker sheet12.1 m(39.7 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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