Beneteau 50

Beneteau 50

Development
Designer	Bruce Farr Armel Briand
Location	France
Year	1995
No. built	200
Builder(s)	Beneteau
Role	Cruiser
Name	Beneteau 50
Boat
Displacement	28,660 lb (13,000 kg)
Draft	7.55 ft (2.30 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	glassfibre
LOA	50.75 ft (15.47 m)
LWL	34.42 ft (10.49 m)
Beam	14.67 ft (4.47 m)
Engine type	Volvo Penta 80 hp (60 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	Fin keel with weighted bulb
Ballast	9,315 lb (4,225 kg)
Rudder(s)	Spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	58.04 ft (17.69 m)
J foretriangle base	19.85 ft (6.05 m)
P mainsail luff	50.89 ft (15.51 m)
E mainsail foot	17.72 ft (5.40 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Masthead sloop
Mainsail area	450.89 sq ft (41.889 m2)
Jib/genoa area	576.05 sq ft (53.517 m2)
Total sail area	1,026.94 sq ft (95.406 m2)
Racing
PHRF	57-90

The Beneteau 50 is a French sailboat that was designed by Bruce Farr, with the interior by Armel Briand, as a cruiser and first built in 1995. For the yacht charter market it was sold as the Stardust 505 and for Moorings Yacht Charter as the Moorings 503, Moorings 504 and Moorings 505, depending on the interior arrangements. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Production

The design was built by Beneteau in France, from 1995 until 2004, with 200 boats built, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [2] [3] [7] [8]}

Design

The Beneteau 50 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. The hull is solid fibreglass and the deck is balsa-cored. It has a masthead sloop rig, with two sets of swept spreaders and aluminium spars with stainless steel wire standing rigging. The hull has a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom with a swimming platform, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by dual wheels and a fixed fin keel with weighted bulb or optional shoal draft keel. It displaces 28,660 lb (13,000 kg) and carries 9,315 lb (4,225 kg) of cast iron ballast. ^{[1] [2] [3] [9]}

Standard and tall masts were factory options. ^[9]

The boat has a draft of 7.55 ft (2.30 m) with the standard keel and 5.92 ft (1.80 m) with the optional shoal draft keel. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta 80 hp (60 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 132 U.S. gallons (500 L; 110 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 264 U.S. gallons (1,000 L; 220 imp gal). ^{[1] [2] [3] [9] [10]}

The design was built with a number of interior layouts, with three to five cabins and sleeping accommodation for six to ten people. The preferred charter boat interior has crew quarters with two bunk beds in the bow, two forward cabins, each with a double berth, a U-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main salon and two aft cabins each with a double berth. The galley is located on the starboard side of the main salon. The galley is of straight configuration and is equipped with a four-burner stove, a refrigerator, freezer and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the port side. There are five heads, one for each cabin. ^{[1] [2] [3] [9]}

The design has a hull speed of 9.03 kn (16.72 km/h) and a PHRF handicap of 57 to 90. ^{[1] [2] [3] [11]}

Operational history

In a 1998 review for Cruising World, Quentin Warren wrote, "our sail aboard the Beneteau 50 included a delightful romp in light-to-moderate conditions. The boat is weatherly and quick, and amazingly responsive to her deep, balanced spade rudder. There is a thoroughbred quality about her not unlike what you might find in other high-end Farr creations, one that causes her to react immediately and positively to nuances of trim, which pays back diligence at the wheel with speed and performance. Regular offshore oceangoing sailors should note that this is not a conservative boat, especially from the waterline down, but certainly she is well built, meticulously engineered and gracefully finished." ^[9]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Beneteau 50". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Beneteau 50". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
3. Ulladulla. "Beneteau 50". Sailboat Lab. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
4. McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Bruce Farr". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
5. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Bruce Farr". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
6. Beneteau. "Beneteau 50". beneteau.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
7. McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Beneteau". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
8. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Beneteau". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
9. Warren, Quentin (February 1998). "Beneteau 50". Cruising World. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
10. "Beneteau 50". Yachting. October 1997. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
11. US Sailing (2023). "PHRF Handicaps". ussailing.org. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

External links

• Official website