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Malango 888 Swing keel

Sailboat specifications

The Malango 888 is a 29’1” (8.88m) fast cruising sailboat designed by Pierre Rolland (France). She was built between 2015 and 2019 by IDB Marine (France). The Swing keel version adopts an appendage configuration without compromise between draft and performance. The only drawbacks are the space taken inside and the price of the system...

Malango 888's main features

Model
Malango 888
Version
Swing keel
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Fast cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
France
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Sandwich fiberglass polyester (vacuum infusion)
- Deck: Sandwich fiberglass polyester (vacuum infusion)
First built hull
2015
Last built hull
2019
Appendages
Lifting keel : swing keel
Helm
Single tiller
Rudder
Twin spade rudders
Unsinkable
Yes
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 
86 000
 (2017)

Malango 888's main dimensions

Hull length
29’ 1”8.88 m
Waterline length
28’ 6”8.7 m
Beam (width)
11’ 4”3.45 m
Draft
7’ 6”2.3 m
Draft when appendages up
3’ 4”1 m
Light displacement (MLC)
6283 lb2850 kg
Ballast weight
1962 lb890 kg
Ballast type
Cast iron

Malango 888's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
603 ft²56 m²
Downwind sail area
1141 ft²106 m²
Mainsail area
334 ft²31 m²
Genoa area
269 ft²25 m²
Solent area
183 ft²17 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area
807 ft²75 m²
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi 19/20
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
2
Spreaders angle
Swept-back
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire

Malango 888'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.
300 ft²/T27.86 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.
568 ft²/T52.73 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.
123
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.
31 %
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.
7.16 knots

Malango 888's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
14 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
7.9 gal30 liters

Malango 888's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s)
1
Berth(s) (min./max.)
4 / 6
Freshwater tank capacity
26.4 gal100 liters

Malango 888's saloon

Berth length
5’ 11”1.8 m
Berth width
1’ 8”0.52 m

Malango 888's fore cabin

Berth length
6’ 7”2 m
Berth width
4’ 4”1.3 m
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