Beneteau California 5.20 | |
Designer: | André Bénéteau |
Location: | France |
Year: | 1983 |
Builder: | Beneteau |
Draft: | 2.13feet |
Hull Type: | monohull |
Construction: | glassfibre |
Loa: | 18.04feet |
Lwl: | 14.44feet |
Beam: | 7.55feet |
Engine: | 150NaN0 diesel engine/9.90NaN0 outboard motor |
Keel Type: | Long keel |
Rudder Type: | Transom-mounted rudder |
Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
Sailplan: | Fractional rigged sloop Masthead sloop |
Sailarea Total: | 150.69square feet |
The Beneteau California 5.20 is a French trailerable sailboat that was designed by André Bénéteau as a fishing boat, day sailer and a pocket cruiser and first built in 1982.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The design was built by Beneteau in France, from 1982 to 1988, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [4] [5]
The California 5.20 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop masthead sloop rig, with a deck-stepped mast and aluminium spars with stainless steel wire standing rigging. The hull has a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel or optional shoal draft keel. The company marketed it saying, "new yachting enthusiasts will discover a simple and economical boat that is suitable for all sailing programmes."[1] [3] [4]
The boat has a draft of 2.13feet with the standard keel and 1.31feet with the optional shoal draft keel.[1] [3] [4]
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor with a maximum power output of 9.90NaN0 for docking and maneuvering. A 150NaN0 inboard diesel engine was a factory option.[1] [3] [4]
The design has sleeping accommodation for two people, with a double "V"-berth in the cabin. It has a hull speed of 5.09kn.[1] [3] [4]