Beneteau California 5.20 Explained

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]

Production

The design was built by Beneteau in France, from 1982 to 1988, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [4] [5]

Design

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: California 5.20 (Beneteau). 12 August 2023. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230812173235/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/california-5-20-beneteau/. 12 August 2023. live.
  2. Web site: André Bénéteau. 12 August 2023. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20230622190608/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/beneteau-andre/. 22 June 2023. live.
  3. Web site: California 5.20. 12 August 2023. Beneteau. Beneteau. beneteau.com. https://archive.today/20230812173821/https://www.beneteau.com/california/california-520. 12 August 2023. live.
  4. Web site: Bénéteau California 5.20. 12 August 2023. Beneteau. Beneteau. beneteau.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20230812173859/https://pro.beneteau.fr/documents/bateau/1992/california520_fr.pdf. 12 August 2023. live.
  5. Web site: Beneteau. 12 August 2023. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2023. https://archive.today/20200930161135/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/beneteau. 30 September 2020. live.