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Review of Facil 355 XO

Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Facil 355 XO is a sailboat designed by the maritime architect Tommy Ståhl together with Ingmar Boding from Sweden in the late eighties.

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Rig

The Facil 355 XO is 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 gennaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.


Keel

Fin keel

The Facil 355 XO is equipped with a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.

The keel is made of lead. Compared with iron, lead has the advantage of being 44% heavier, which allows a smaller keel and hence less water resistance and higher 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 Facil 355 XO is 1.90, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - 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 7.7 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 Facil 355 XO is about 217 kg/cm, alternatively 1217 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 217 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1217 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 Facil 355 XO is 21.6.

Low High 21% 0 50 100
Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 21% 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 Facil 355 XO is 3.34.

Wide Slim 66% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is slimmer than 66% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more speedy hull design.


Ballast Ratio

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for Facil 355 XO is 39%.

Low High 46% 0 50 100
This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 46% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) just below average.


D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Facil 355 XO is 137 which categorizes this boat among 'ultra light racers'.

Heavy Light 92% 0 50 100
92% 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 Facil 355 XO with ISO 8666 reference sail is 18.3, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 20.9.

Low High 69% 0 50 100
The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 69% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.


RSP (Relative Speed Performance)

What is Relative Speed Performance?

The Relative Speed Performance for Facil 355 XO is 85

Slow Fast 85% 0 50 100
The relative speed performance is 85 which means that a it is faster than 85% of all similar sailboat designs.


Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail for fractional rig.

mainsail specifications genoa specifications spinnaker specifications

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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
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 35.0 m(115.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard35.0 m(115.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker halyard35.0 m(115.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Jib sheet 10.8 m(35.4 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet10.8 m(35.4 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet 27.0 m(88.6 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet23.8 m(78.0 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Cunningham4.5 m(14.8 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Kickingstrap9.0 m(29.5 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Clew-outhaul9.0 m(29.5 feet)12 mm(1/2 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.