FORMOSA 51
Staysail Ketch • Long Keel • Built 1972–1984
Dimensions
- LOA
- 50.83 ft
- LWL
- 39.58 ft
- Beam
- 14.08 ft
- Max Draft
- 6.17 ft
- Displacement
- 52,000 lbs
- Ballast
- 12,000 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.51 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 14.4
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 374
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 23.1%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 1254 sq ft
- I
- 54.7 ft
- J
- 18.3 ft
- P
- 48.3 ft
- E
- 19 ft
- PY
- 28.5 ft
- EY
- 11.8 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Long Keel
- Rig Type
- Staysail Ketch
- Hull Material
- FRP
- Ballast Type
- Cast iron
Production
- First Built
- 1972
- Last Built
- 1984
- Number Built
- —
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Lehman Ford
- Power
- 120 hp
- Engine Type
- Diesel
- Water
- 150 gal
- Fuel
- 150 gal
- Mast Height
- 59.7 ft
Notes:
Also available with a Perkins engine.
A number of production yachts were based on this design including the HUDSON FORCE 50, GOLDCOAST OFFSHORE 50.
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON FORCE 50 | 51 | 1974 | Masthead Ketch |