Beneteau Cyclades 50.5

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Beneteau Cyclades 50.5
Development
Designer Berret-Racoupeau
LocationFrance
Year2008
Builder(s) Beneteau
Role Cruiser
NameBeneteau Cyclades 50.5
Boat
Displacement 27,954 lb (12,680 kg)
Draft 6.56 ft (2.00 m)
Hull
Type monohull
Construction glassfibre
LOA 51.34 ft (15.65 m)
LWL 43.24 ft (13.18 m)
Beam 16.08 ft (4.90 m)
Engine type Yanmar 110 hp (82 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typeFin keel
Ballast8,708 lb (3,950 kg)
Rudder(s)Spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height59.87 ft (18.25 m)
J foretriangle base17.88 ft (5.45 m)
P mainsail luff54.92 ft (16.74 m)
E mainsail foot19.36 ft (5.90 m)
Sails
Sailplan Masthead sloop
Mainsail area531.63 sq ft (49.390 m2)
Jib/genoa area535.24 sq ft (49.725 m2)
Total sail area1,066.87 sq ft (99.115 m2)
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The Beneteau Cyclades 50.5 and Cyclades 50.4 are a series of French sailboats that was designed by Berret-Racoupeau as cruisers, primarily aimed at the yacht charter market and first built in 2008. The series is named for the Greek island chain. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

The 50.5 and 50.4 are externally identical and differ only in their interior layouts. [1] [2] [3]

Production

The design was built by Beneteau in France, from 2008 to 2010, but it is now out of production. [1] [2] [3] [7] [8]

Design

The Cyclades 50.5 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, with aluminium spars with stainless steel wire standing rigging. The hull has a slightly 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 a weighted bulb. It displaces 27,954 lb (12,680 kg) and carries 8,708 lb (3,950 kg) of cast iron ballast. [1] [2] [3] [6]

The boat has a draft of 6.56 ft (2.00 m) with the standard keel. [1] [2] [3]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 110 hp (82 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 106 U.S. gallons (400 L; 88 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 259 U.S. gallons (980 L; 216 imp gal). [1] [2] [3]

The Cyclades 50.5 has sleeping accommodation for ten people in five cabins, with two bow cabins and two aft cabins, each with a double berth, plus a port side admidships crew cabin with two bunk beds. The main salon has a U-shaped settee and a straight settee. The straight configuration galley is located on the port side of the salon and is equipped with a four-burner stove, a refrigerator, freezer and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. There are three heads, two for the bow cabins and one aft to starboard. Cyclades 50.4 differs in having a fourth head aft to port, in place of the crew cabin. [1] [2] [3]

The design has a hull speed of 8.81 kn (16.32 km/h). [1] [2] [3]

Operational history

A review for yacht charter company Sailing Europe, noted, the "Beneteau Cyclades 50.5 most commonly comes as a version with 3 showers and toilets along with a deck shower. Since this yacht is 15.6 m long overall and is 4.89 m wide it is not made for high sailing performances and top speeds for competitive sailing. This yacht is designed to accommodate a lot of people and to provide them as much comfort and space as possible." [9]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Beneteau Cyclades 50.5". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ulladulla. "Cyclades 50.5 beneteau". Sailboat Lab. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Berret-Racoupeau". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Berret-Racoupeau". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. 1 2 Beneteau. "Cyclades 50.4". beneteau.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  7. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Beneteau". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Beneteau". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Janko (15 August 2023). "Beneteau Cyclades 50.5 Review". Sailing Europe. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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