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The hull is made of fibreglass. A hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

The Ocean Racer 52 is built with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area – compared with a fractional rig – can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.

The Ocean Racer 52 is built with a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a full keel.The keel is made of lead. Compared with iron, lead has the advantage of being 44% heavier, which allows a smaller keel and hence less water resistance and higher speed.The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.10 – 2.20 meter (6.89 – 7.19 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

The capsize screening value for Ocean Racer 52 is 1.52, indicating that this boat could – if evaluated by this formula alone – be accepted to participate in ocean races.

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.8 knots. The term “Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed” is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Ocean Racer 52 is about 281 kg/cm, alternatively 1578 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 281 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1578 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

The Motion Comfort Ratio for Ocean Racer 52 is 53.2. Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 98% of all similar sailboat designs. This is a comfort value significantly above average.

The l/b ratio for Ocean Racer 52 is 3.90. Compared with other similar sailboats it is slimmer than 85% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more speedy hull design. The ballast ratio for Ocean Racer 52 is 33%. This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 34% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) just below average.

The DL-ratio for Ocean Racer 52 is 488 which categorizes this boat among ‘heavy cruisers’.

– Cruising Boats have ratios 10-15
– Cruiser-Racers have ratios 16-20
– Racers have ratios above 20
– High-Performance Racers have ratios above 24
Sail-area/displacement ratio (SA/D ratio): 14.18

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it’s nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 48m² (516 ft²).

Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.