WHITBY 55
Staysail Ketch • Fin with rudder on skeg • Built 1982
Dimensions
- LOA
- 55 ft
- LWL
- 45 ft
- Beam
- 15.42 ft
- Max Draft
- 6.58 ft
- Displacement
- 54,000 lbs
- Ballast
- 16,000 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.63 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 15.2
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 265
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 29.6%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 1360 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin with rudder on skeg
- Rig Type
- Staysail Ketch
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- Lead
Production
- First Built
- 1982
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Volvo
- Engine Model
- MD-30
- Power
- 110 hp
- Engine Type
- Diesel
- Water
- 300 gal
- Fuel
- 300 gal
- Mast Height
- 69.58 ft
Notes: Shallow draft: 5.5'/1.7m
Designer
- Edward S. Brewer (1933–2021)
Builder
- Whitby Boat Works Ltd. (CAN) (1960–1988)