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BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70140ccffff00.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Hylas</U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="#hylas_overview__data" TITLE="General Information"><U> Overview Data</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70140ccffff00.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Dakare's </FONT><A HREF="#performace_parameter_table" TITLE="General Information"><U>Performance Parameters</U></A> </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70140ccffff00.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The</FONT> <A HREF="#the_200_mileday_reality" TITLE="General Information"><U>200 NM/Day</U></A> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >Target</FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70140ccffff00.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The computed <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="#stability_index_" TITLE="General Information"><U>Stability Curve</U></A></FONT> by the designer German Freer's</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70140ccffff00.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The computed <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="#polars" TITLE="General Information"><U>Polars</U></A></FONT> by the designer German Freer's.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70140ccffff00.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Another Viewpoint by<A HREF="#hylas_overview" TITLE="General Information"><U> </U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="#hylas_overview" TITLE="General Information"><U>HeartSong III</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="240bd6610.jpg" border=0 width="470" height="353" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Dakare's Saloon</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="the_hylas_54_team"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Hylas 54 Team is composed of the following members:</B></FONT></div> <div> Importer: Hylas Yachts USA; (800)875-5114</div> <div> Importer: Hylas Yachts Europe; <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>+44 (0) 20 7834 8651</div> <div> Designer:  German Frers</div> <div> Builder:  Queen Long Marine, Kao-hsiung, Taiwan</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="articles_written_about_the_hylas_54__"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Articles Written about the Hylas 54 & Hood Vertec Vertical Batten Roller Furling Main</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="724" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="255"><div> <B>Title</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="89"><div> <B>Author</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="253"><div> <B>Magazine</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="94"><div> <B>Date</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Hylas 54 - Powerful, Commodious, and Fast</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="89"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="89" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Blue Water Sailing</I> Gallery of Great Boats</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> October 2000</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="255"><div> Furling Mains</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Peter Nielsen</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Yachting Monthly, Pages 70-73</I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="94"><div> June  2000</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="255"><div> Rugges Speedy and Spacious</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Ted  Hugger</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Ocean Navigator, Number 93, Pages 14-17</I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Nov/Dec 1998</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="255"><div> Island Hideaway</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="89"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="89" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="253"><div> <I>Yachting</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> October 1999</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="255"><div> 1999 Best Boats of the Year</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="89"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="89" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="253"><div> <I>Cruising World, Pages  60-61</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="94"><div> March 1999</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> High Fives for the New Hylas 54</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="89"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="89" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="253"><div> <I>Blue Water Sailing</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> January 1999</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="255"><div> Frers Flyer</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="89"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="89" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="253"><div> <I>Sail</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  December 1998</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="438" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 156 ><NOBR><div> <B> <A NAME="hylas_overview__data"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Hylas Overview  Data</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>LOA:</B> 54'1"</div> <div> <B>LWL:</B> 45'9"'</div> <div> <B>Beam</B>: 15'9"</div> <div> <B>Draft (deep keel):</B> 7'0"</div> <div> <B>Displacement:</B> 47,184 lbs.</div> <div> <B>Ballast:</B> 20,015 lbs.</div> <div> <B>Sail Area:</B> 1,251 ft @135%</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="9a8c1910.jpg" border=0 width="193" height="145" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> The following table provides specifications for the Hylas 54 (our boat is 7" longer than the standard boat) and comparative data for the Theoretical Target Range of an Offshore 45  as designed by Jim Taylor and reported in Sail Magazine, Vol. 31, Number  7, July 2000, pages 54-59.   Specs are also provided for the Oyster 56 and a comparative ratio is provided.  (Note:  Although the Hylas 54 generally measures 55' 5" overall, the importer prefers to call the length of the boat 54'1", discounting the bow anchor extensions in the front of the boat.)</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <A NAME="performace_parameter_table"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" >Performance Parameter Table</FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="sails_table_of_sail_area_contrasting.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sails"><U><B>(Click here to see Note: Describing  Variances in Published SA/D ratios)</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="649" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#000000 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#000000 HEIGHT= 44 WIDTH="127"><div> Spec</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="140"><div> Hylas 54<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >*</FONT></div> <div> (Dakare)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> Target Range*</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="122"><div> Oyster 56</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> <B>Stellar 52</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> <B>Ratio</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#00BFBF" FACE="Arial" > of H54/O56</FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="127"><div> <B>LOA</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> 55'5"  +  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>7"</B></FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 45'</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 57'4"   (17.49)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 51'9"</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> .97</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Declared LOA</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 54' 1"     (16.5m)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 56' 0"   (17.07)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="127"><div> <B>LWL</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 45 '9"     (13.9m)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 41</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 47' 7"   (14.50)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 39'</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> .96</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="127"><div> <B>Beam</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 15' 9"     (4.8m)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 13.6</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 16' 3"   (4.95)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 15'4"</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> .96</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="127"><div> <B>Beam DWL</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> 13.3' </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="122"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="122" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="127"><div> <B>Draft</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 7'            (2.2m)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 8'</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 7' 10"    (2.39)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 6'</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="127"><div> <B>Disp (lbs)</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 47,184 (20,015kgs)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 57,200  (26,000)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 38,000</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> .82</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="127"><div> <B>Ballast (lbs)</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 20,015 (9,079kgs)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 16,000  (7,258)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 12,000</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 1.25</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="127"><div> <B>Loaded</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> 54,000</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="122"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="122" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 1.28</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="127"><div> <B>SA (Sq. Ft)</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 1,821  (169 Sq. M)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 1,145</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 1,418    (131.7)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 1,411</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> .94</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 99 WIDTH="127"><div> <B> <A NAME="polars"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Polars</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Click on Polar Diagram to enlarge!</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> <A HREF="Resource-2445/H54Polar Curves Trimmed.jpg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Resource-2445/H54Polar Curves Trimmed.jp"><U><IMG SRC="11b94e5d0.jpg" border=0 width="78" height="93" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="99" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="122"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="99" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="122" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="99" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="99" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Mast Height</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 72' +<B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>9" </B></FONT> (22.0m)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 76' 5"    (23.33)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>SA/D </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>(Note 1)</B></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 23.3  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>17.5 </B></FONT> <A HREF="sails_table_of_sail_area_contrasting.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sails"><U>(note:)</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 18.4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="122"><div> 15.3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 16.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 1.5</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="127"><div> <B>D/L </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>(Note 2)</B></FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 217 (calc 241) <B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>247</B></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 198</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="122"><div> 237</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 287</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> .92</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="127"><div> <B>B/D </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>(Note 3)</B></FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> .42</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> .4(?)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="122"><div> .28</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> .32</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 1.5</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>B/LWL  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>(Note 4)</B></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> .345</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="122"><div> .34</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 1.02</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Comfort  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>(Note 5)</B></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> 38.5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="122"><div> 41.3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> .93</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>LPS (Degrees)</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> 117</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 125</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="122"><div> 121 </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="127"><div> <B>Water (Gal)</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> 200  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>164</B></FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 125</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 251   (950 ltrs)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 208</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> .67</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="127"><div> <B>Fuel (Gal)</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> 300   <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>291</B></FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 150</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 277   (1,050ltrs)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 198</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> .92</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 68 WIDTH="127"><div> <B> <A NAME="stability_index_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Stability Index </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Click on Stability Diagram to enlarge!</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><div> <A HREF="Resource-2445/H54Stability Curve Trimmed.jpg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Resource-2445/H54Stability Curve Trimmed"><U><IMG SRC="2779573e0.jpg" border=0 width="87" height="62" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 125</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="122"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="68" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="122" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="68" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="68" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="127"><div> <B>Stability/SA</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="140"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="140" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 1.06</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="122"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="122" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 ><NOBR><div> <B>Engine (HP)</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 100/<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>125  </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Yanmar 4JH3-DTE</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="57" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="122"><div> 110 </div> <div> Yanmar 4JH3-DTE</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 88</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="57" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>Notes referenced in Table Above:</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ff990000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">(Note 1)  SA/Disp  Sail Area Displacement ratio - A measure of sail plan potential:  Low  (under Powered) ~10 - 14; Moderate  ~ 15 - 17; High (racing) >18  SA/D = SA / ((D/64)(raised to 2/3 power))</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ff990000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">(Note 2)  D/L  Displacement to Length Ratio - A measure of Displacement and water line length - indicates potential wave making resistance: Very Low (easily driven) ~<150; Light to Moderate ~ 150 - 200; Moderate ~250 - 300; Heavy (slow) >300 D/L = (D/2240)/((.01  x  LWL)"Cubed")</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ff990000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">(Note 3) B/D Ballast to Displacement Ratio - A measure of stiffness: Very low < .25;  Average ~ .30 - .33 Very high > .4</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ff990000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">(Note 4) B/LWL  Beam to Water Line Length ratio - A measure of form stability wrt healing resistance: Low (heals easily - tender, CCA - like) <.3;  Moderate (Reasonable form and directional stability) ~ .32 - .38; High (Typical of Open 60's) >.40</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8ff990000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">(Note 5)  Comfort - A measure of motion comfort wrt dampening moment: Low (jerky) <20; Moderate ~30 - 50; High (Heavy Disp) >50   Comfort Index = Disp /(.65 x (.7 x LWL) + (.3 x LOA) x B(raised to 1.333  Power))</B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2b6e902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="the_200_mileday_reality"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>The 200 Nautical Mile/Day Target:</B></div> <bR> <div> One of the considerations for moving up in size was the desire to make faster and more sea kindly  passages.  Although we had no specific target in mind, we understood that a larger vessel, because of its longer water line length, would allow us to make faster transits.   The purchase of our 54 was not dictated by speed but by other  realistic constraints, such as costs, maintainability and ease of handling by a crew of 2.  The Table below, showing the mileage made during  our Atlantic Crossing, is a good indication of our speed capabilities - but an explanation is required, especially in light of a an article recently published by Leonard and Stargzinger, which I believe is misleading.  </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Dakare's Atlantic Crossing Speed Table</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="542" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#555555 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="140"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="49" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="140" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> Nautical</div> <div> Miles</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> Passage</div> <div> Time</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> Engine Hours</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> Average</div> <div> Speed</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> Average</div> <div> Daily Distance</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="140"><div> USVI to Bermuda</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 842</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 4D 6H</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 23</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 8.25</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 198</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Bermuda to Azores</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 1843</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 9D 19H</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 65</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 7.84</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 188</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Azores to Portugal</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 802</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 5D</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 49</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 6.68</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 160</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="140"><div> Totals</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 3837</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 19D 1H</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 137</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 7.59</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><div> 182</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> For over 19 days, we averaged  182 miles per day.    The 3rd leg of that voyage, Azores to Portugal, was a slog against both wind and  the adverse  Portuguese Current.  If we exclude that leg from our discussion, then we averaged 193 miles per day.  What the table does not show, however, is the fact that for almost one day during the VI to Bermuda leg,  we motored, and while motoring, in order  to conserve fuel, we averaged about 7.5 knots during that period.  Also, for the next leg, Bermuda to Azores, we motored about 2.5 days, averaging the same speed in order to conserve fuel.  In both cases, excluding the time we spent motoring, we averaged over 200 miles per day each day.  Our log shows that our maximum sustained speed (for a large part of the day) reached 10.3 knots and on that day we made 224 NM/day.  We were extremely pleased with our passage time as with the comfortable motion of the vessel during those 2 legs.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> We take issue with the article published by Leonard and Stargzinger in Cruising World, January 2005, page 74.  In that article the authors indicate that the measure of 200 miles per day must be measured as the rhumb line ( miles made good to the destination, not distance over ground) route between the start and destination points.  Like many of the subsequent Letters to the Editors show, that position in ludicrous since it does not take into account the fact that one may have to sail around obstacles, like other islands and land masses, that one may be constrained by weather, current (both favorable and adverse) or other prevailing conditions.  I have never heard of anyone ever applying such an artificial constraint.  One sails the distance sailed independent of the speed attained.  (It is clear that the authors had limited access to the actual data  (actual distance sailed) and in order to validate their conclusions they were forced to admit the constraints in their data - which did help them to rationalize their point because the rhumb line distance was shorter than actual and would therefore lower the calculated miles per day.)  Constraining the measurement to distance between start and end points is akin to lying with statistics in order to make your point, theirs being that you must own a 75 ft LOA boat if you want to make 200 mile days.  We are happy to report that it is possible to make 200 miles per day (our water line length is 45.9 ft.) if one takes the reasonable position that motoring mileage should be discounted as a form of unfair  trade practices (and in our case since we choose to motor more slowly than we can sail, it behooves us to do so)  and if you have access to valid data showing the actual distance sailed.  </div> <bR> <div> As published, the Leonard/Starzinger calculus is:  Speed(knots) = 2.62 + 0.066(SA/D) + 0.051 (LWL)  ===>  For Dakare this gives the VERY unreasonable result as shown below.  We have Never, ever gone this slowly,   </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="773" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#555555 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Source of Information</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="192"><div>  0,066 (SA/D)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="173"><div> 0.051(LWL)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="173"><div> Speed</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="202"><div> Published Specs from Manufacturer</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> SA/D =  17.4(Provided by Frers)    </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>1.15</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="173"><div> <B>2.35</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="173"><div> <B>6.12</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 81 WIDTH="202"><div> Specs based upon actual measured displacement</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="192"><div> SA/D = 16 (As Measured  using Hood SA  & measured Weight 1428 sq ft & 54000 lbs)</div> <div> <B>1.06</B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="173"><div> <B>2.35</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="173"><div> <B>6.03</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Given the points made above, we still plan to sail about 170 NM/day.  This permits us to plan for the median situation.  While making our offshore passages, we often alter our course from the Rhumb line route to take advantage of the prevailing situations and during the passage we look forward to beating our planned speed of 170 NM/day.  We were pleased with our Atlantic Crossing and look forward to repeats.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="hylas_overview"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT>Another Viewpoint - Hylas Owners Liza and Alan - Heartsong III, H54 #1:</div> <div> For a great introduction and overview of the Hylas 54, we encourage you to look at the excellent Web site    <A NAME="www_heartsong3_com"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" 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