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The boat has a draft of 4.9 ft (1.5 m) with the centerboard retracted and 11.0 ft (3.4 m) with it extended.
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792.00 sq ft (73.579 m) 150% genoa; 680.00 sq ft (63.174 m) 130% genoa
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The Bristol 45.5 was produced 1979–1989 and was replaced in production by the
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4.9 ft (1.5 m) board up; 11.0 ft (3.4 m) board down
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It features a 493: 774:Sailboat types built by Bristol Yachts 501: 499: 497: 332:988.50 sq ft (91.835 m) 309:445.00 sq ft (41.342 m) 549:from the original on 18 November 2022 7: 583:from the original on 5 November 2022 518:from the original on 5 November 2022 430:The Bristol 45.5 is a recreational 33:1979 model Bristol 45.5 Aft Cockpit 14: 764:Sailboat type designs by Ted Hood 484:racing average handicap of 111. 27: 116:34,660 lb (15,722 kg) 414:The Bristol 45.5 was built by 213:15,000 lb (6,804 kg) 1: 272:50.00 ft (15.24 m) 250:56.00 ft (17.07 m) 179:37.25 ft (11.35 m) 169:45.25 ft (13.79 m) 754:1970s sailboat type designs 619:"US Sailing PHRF Handicaps" 604:Motor Boating & Sailing 438:, with wood trim. It has a 283:18.00 ft (5.49 m) 261:18.50 ft (5.64 m) 189:13.17 ft (4.01 m) 790: 134:63.5 ft (19.4 m) 434:, built predominantly of 351: 26: 571:McArthur, Bruce (2022). 537:McArthur, Bruce (2022). 506:McArthur, Bruce (2022). 607:. May 1989. p. 36. 573:"Bristol 47.7 sailboat" 508:"Bristol 45.5 sailboat" 462:controlled by an Edson 420:Bristol, Rhode Island 379:that was designed by 442:rig, or an optional 450:, a raised counter 247:foretriangle height 23: 736: 735: 539:"Dieter Empacher" 480:The design has a 470:with retractable 369: 368: 258:foretriangle base 781: 660: 653: 646: 637: 630: 629: 627: 625: 615: 609: 608: 599: 593: 592: 590: 588: 577:sailboatdata.com 568: 559: 558: 556: 554: 543:sailboatdata.com 534: 528: 527: 525: 523: 512:sailboatdata.com 503: 466:and a fixed fin 362:edit on Wikidata 31: 24: 789: 788: 784: 783: 782: 780: 779: 778: 739: 738: 737: 732: 708: 674:Bristol series 669: 664: 634: 633: 623: 621: 617: 616: 612: 601: 600: 596: 586: 584: 570: 569: 562: 552: 550: 536: 535: 531: 521: 519: 505: 504: 495: 490: 452:reverse transom 428: 409:reverse transom 401: 385:Dieter Empacher 375:is an American 365: 358: 357: 329:Total sail area 199:Keel/board type 194:Hull appendages 52:Dieter Empacher 50: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 787: 785: 777: 776: 771: 766: 761: 759:Sailing yachts 756: 751: 741: 740: 734: 733: 731: 730: 725: 719: 717: 710: 709: 707: 706: 701: 696: 691: 686: 680: 678: 671: 670: 667:Bristol Yachts 665: 663: 662: 655: 648: 640: 632: 631: 610: 594: 560: 529: 492: 491: 489: 486: 440:masthead sloop 427: 424: 416:Bristol Yachts 400: 397: 367: 366: 359: 352: 349: 348: 345: 339: 338: 334: 333: 330: 326: 325: 322: 311: 310: 307: 300: 299: 297:Masthead sloop 294: 290: 289: 285: 284: 281: 274: 273: 270: 263: 262: 259: 252: 251: 248: 241: 240: 235: 231: 230: 226: 225: 219: 215: 214: 211: 207: 206: 202:fin keel with 200: 196: 195: 191: 190: 187: 181: 180: 177: 171: 170: 167: 161: 160: 155: 151: 150: 145: 141: 140: 136: 135: 132: 128: 127: 124: 118: 117: 114: 108: 107: 103: 102: 99: 95: 94: 85: 81: 80: 78:Bristol Yachts 75: 71: 70: 67: 63: 62: 59: 55: 54: 45: 41: 40: 36: 35: 32: 16:Sailboat class 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 786: 775: 772: 770: 767: 765: 762: 760: 757: 755: 752: 750: 747: 746: 744: 729: 726: 724: 721: 720: 718: 716: 713:Named series 711: 705: 702: 700: 697: 695: 692: 690: 687: 685: 682: 681: 679: 677: 672: 668: 661: 656: 654: 649: 647: 642: 641: 638: 620: 614: 611: 606: 605: 598: 595: 582: 578: 574: 567: 565: 561: 548: 544: 540: 533: 530: 517: 513: 509: 502: 500: 498: 494: 487: 485: 483: 478: 475: 473: 469: 465: 461: 457: 453: 449: 445: 441: 437: 433: 425: 423: 421: 417: 412: 410: 406: 398: 396: 394: 390: 386: 382: 378: 374: 363: 356: → 355: 350: 346: 344: 340: 335: 331: 327: 323: 320: 316: 312: 308: 305: 301: 298: 295: 291: 286: 282: 280:mainsail foot 279: 275: 271: 269:mainsail luff 268: 264: 260: 257: 253: 249: 246: 242: 239: 236: 232: 227: 224: 221:skeg-mounted 220: 216: 212: 208: 205: 201: 197: 192: 188: 186: 182: 178: 176: 172: 168: 166: 162: 159: 156: 152: 149: 146: 142: 137: 133: 129: 125: 123: 119: 115: 113: 109: 104: 100: 96: 93: 89: 86: 82: 79: 76: 72: 68: 64: 61:United States 60: 56: 53: 49: 46: 42: 37: 30: 25: 19: 703: 622:. 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Ted Hood
Dieter Empacher
Bristol Yachts
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Cruiser
Displacement
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Fiberglass
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Masthead sloop
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Ted Hood
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