Review of Ocean 62

Basic specs.

The Ocean 62 is a large sailboat designed by the Dutch maritime architect E. G. van de Stadt in the early eighties. The Ocean 62 is built by the British yard Southern Ocean Ltd..

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Hull

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

Rig

The boat equipped 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.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Ocean 62 is 1.80, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 9.3 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.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Ocean 62 is about 488 kg/cm, alternatively 2733 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 488 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2733 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Ocean 62 is 3.80.

SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for Ocean 62 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 10.3, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 12.4.

Sorry, we do not have sufficient statistical information available for this boat to provide a significant reliable analysis.

Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail for masthead rig.

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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.

**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Mainsail halyard	38.6 m	(126.8 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	38.6 m	(126.8 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	38.6 m	(126.8 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Jib sheet	18.9 m	(62.0 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet	18.9 m	(62.0 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet	47.2 m	(155.0 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	41.6 m	(136.4 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Cunningham	4.6 m	(15.0 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Kickingstrap	9.1 m	(30.0 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Clew-outhaul	9.1 m	(30.0 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.