Beneteau Cyclades 50.5

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Beneteau Cyclades 50.5 - Wikipedia

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Beneteau Cyclades 50.5
Development
Designer	Berret-Racoupeau
Location	France
Year	2008
Builder(s)	Beneteau
Role	Cruiser
Name	Beneteau 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 type	Fin keel
Ballast	8,708 lb (3,950 kg)
Rudder(s)	Spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	59.87 ft (18.25 m)
J foretriangle base	17.88 ft (5.45 m)
P mainsail luff	54.92 ft (16.74 m)
E mainsail foot	19.36 ft (5.90 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Masthead sloop
Mainsail area	531.63 sq ft (49.390 m²)
Jib/genoa area	535.24 sq ft (49.725 m²)
Total sail area	1,066.87 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]

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Cyclades 50.5 (Beneteau)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Beneteau Cyclades 50.5". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Ulladulla. "Cyclades 50.5 beneteau". Sailboat Lab. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Berret-Racoupeau". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Berret-Racoupeau". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b Beneteau. "Cyclades 50.4". beneteau.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Beneteau". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Beneteau". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ 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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