Review of Mancini 53 Ketch

Basic specs.

The Mancini 53 Ketch is a large sailboat designed by the Italian maritime architect Carlo Sciarelli.

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Hull

The hull is made of steel.

Interior

The boat is equipped with 8 berths.

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 Mancini 53 Ketch is 1.50, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

EU classification

Mancini 53 Ketch holds one CE certification:

The boat is by European Union certified as Class A. OCEAN:

Designed for extended voyages where conditions may exceed wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights of 4 m and above but excluding abnormal conditions, and vessels largely self-sufficient.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Mancini 53 Ketch is about 418 kg/cm, alternatively 2341 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 418 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2341 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 Mancini 53 Ketch is 4.10.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is slimmer than 93% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more speedy hull design. This type of design is also referred to as 'needle'.

Maintenance

Rig

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
Jib sheet	16.0 m	(52.5 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet	16.0 m	(52.5 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet	40.0 m	(131.2 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	35.2 m	(115.5 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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References

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