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- 5.5mIC SUI-175 Zen and sister ship, 1991
Finely crafted in mahogany by Philippe Kolly's shipyard in Tannay (near Geneva), the first unit, SUI-175 Zen, was followed in 1994 by a sistership: FRA-45 LaFayette for Christian Hauvette.
In 2003-2004 the two boats were updated by setting a new low-surface low-weight keel with trim tab; putting back the weight taken out of the keel as internal ballast; and moving the rig aft to achieve a better balance of loading between the fin and rudder.
- More informations:
- www.5point5.org
- www.5.5inventory.org/SUI/175
- www.5.5inventory.org/FRA/452
- Specifications
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specs Technical specifications
5.5mIC SUI-175 Zen and sister ship FRA-45 LaFayette designed in : 1991 over hull length : 9.13 m L1 length : 7.40 m beam : 1.980 m draft : 1.350 m displacement in measurement trim : 1'975 kg keel : 1'382 kg fitted with winglets, replaced in 2004-2005 with a 1'000 kg new keel with trim-tab, long fairing strips and winglets rated mainsail area : 10.41 x 3.69 m = 19.21 m2 rated jib area: 2.34 x 8.29 m = 9.69 m2 total rated area: 28.90 m2 mast height above wl : 11.80 m mast construction : aluminium hull construction : laminated wood with epoxy finely built by : Philippe Kolly, Tannay, Switzerland, tel.+ fax : +41 22 776 11 88 architecture : Philippe Meier & Sebastien Schmidt