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Impression 50 Deep draft

Sailboat specifications

The Impression 50 is a 48’8” (14.83m) cruising sailboat designed by Humphreys Yacht Design (United Kingdom). She is built since 2014 by Elan Yachts (Slovenia). The Deep draft version offers a deeper L-shaped keel bringing extra performance especially upwind.

The Impression 50 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Shoal draft version (see all the versions compared).

Impression 50's main features

Model
Impression 50
Version
Deep draft
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
Slovenia
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Sandwich fiberglass polyester (vacuum infusion)
- Deck: Sandwich fiberglass polyester (vacuum infusion)
First built hull
2014
Last built hull
Still in production
Appendages
Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
Helm
Twin helm wheels
Rudder
Twin spade rudders
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
EC design category
 iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions)

A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m
B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m
C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m
D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m
A
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
About 
275 000
 (2017)

Impression 50's main dimensions

Overall length
49’ 11”15.2 m
Hull length
48’ 8”14.83 m
Waterline length
45’ 1”13.76 m
Beam (width)
15’ 5”4.68 m
Draft
7’ 4”2.23 m
Mast height from DWL
75’ 1”22.9 m
Light displacement (MLC)
28367 lb12867 kg
Ballast weight
9921 lb4500 kg

Impression 50's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
1363 ft²126.61 m²
Downwind sail area
2090 ft²194.16 m²
Mainsail area
722 ft²67.06 m²
Genoa area
641 ft²59.55 m²
Gennaker area
1368 ft²127.1 m²
I
 iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
62’ 4”19 m
J
 iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
18’ 5”5.61 m
P
 iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
58’ 8”17.9 m
E
 iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
20’ 6”6.25 m
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
3
Spreaders angle
Swept-back
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire

Impression 50's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
248 ft²/T23.06 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
381 ft²/T35.36 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
 iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
140
Ballast ratio
 iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.
35 %
Critical hull speed
 iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
9.00 knots

Impression 50's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power (min./max.)
75 HP / 80 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
67.4 gal255 liters

Impression 50's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closing aft cockpit with opening system
Cabin(s) (min./max.)
2 / 5
Berth(s) (min./max.)
4 / 11
Head(s) (min./max.)
2 / 3
Freshwater tank capacity
159.8 gal605 liters
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