Castle 550
Description
The Castle 550 is a dinghy. This nimble dinghy is designed for responsive sailing and easy handling, Her generous sail plan delivers excellent light-air performance. Perfect for day sailing, club racing, or teaching young sailors the ropes.
Construction Details
| Designer | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 18.040 ft |
| LOA | 18.000 ft |
| LWL | 16.000 ft |
| Beam | 7.830 ft |
| Displacement | 1102 lb |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 19.05 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 8.07 ft |
| p | 22.80 ft |
| e | 8.53 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05 ft | 8.07 ft | 22.80 ft | 8.53 ft | - | - |
Sails
An asterisk indicates that a computer algorithm was used to determine the dimension based on sailboat rig dimensions (usually the I, J, E, and P)
| Sail Type | MAINSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 22.8 ft - (6949 mm) |
| Foot | * 8.53 ft - (2600 mm) |
| Leech-AftHdBd | * 24.43 ft - (7446 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 92.58 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | 24.7 ft - (7529 mm) |
| Head (inches) | 5.9 in |
| Area (no Roach) | * 102.19 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 21.588 ft - (6580 mm) |
| Foot | 8.07 ft - (2460 mm) |
| Leech | 19.045 ft - (5805 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 87.48 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 7.06 ft - (2152 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 5.95 ° |
| Area | * 76.25 ft² |
| Sail Type | SPINNAKER |
|---|---|
| Luff | 21.456 ft - (6540 mm) |
| MidGirth | 14.009 ft - (4270 mm) |
| Foot | 14.009 ft - (4270 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 |
| Area | * 255 ft² |
Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite.