Review of Arya 415

Basic specs.

The Arya 415 is a large sailboat designed by the Italian maritime architect bureau Lostuzzi Yacht Design S.n.c..

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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+2 berths and 250.0 liter fresh water capacity.

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 Arya 415 is 1.92, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

EU classification

Arya 415 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.

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 Arya 415 is about 310 kg/cm, alternatively 1739 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 310 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1739 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 Arya 415 is 3.48.

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

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**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Jib sheet	12.7 m	(41.7 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet	12.7 m	(41.7 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet	31.8 m	(104.2 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	27.9 m	(91.7 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)

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References

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