COLUMBIA 50
Masthead Sloop • Fin w/spade rudder • Built 1965–1972
Dimensions
- LOA
- 50 ft
- LWL
- 33.25 ft
- Beam
- 12.03 ft
- Max Draft
- 6.52 ft
- Displacement
- 32,000 lbs
- Ballast
- 14,600 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.52 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 15.5
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 389
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 45.6%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 979 sq ft
- I
- 55.1 ft
- J
- 18.1 ft
- P
- 48.5 ft
- E
- 19.8 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin w/spade rudder
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1965
- Last Built
- 1972
- Number Built
- 62
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Universal
- Power
- 70 hp
- Engine Type
- Diesel
Notes:
When introduced in 1965, the COLUMBIA 50 was the largest production fiberglass sailboat available in the US.
Also sold as bare hull or 'kit' under the SAILCRAFTER name.
Sloop, yawl or schooner rig.
(In the early 1980's, the molds were acquired by P&M Worldwide Inc. which offered the boat in kit form. If any were made is unknown.)
Designer
- William H. Tripp Jr. (1920–1971)
Builder
- Columbia Yachts (1961)