Review of Bénéteau Cyclades 39.3
Basic specs.
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The Bénéteau Cyclades 39.3 is built with a fractional rig. The sail area for the mailsail + jib is 59.3 m2 (638.7 ft2). A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a gennaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.
Fin keel with bulb
The Bénéteau Cyclades 39.3 is built with a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel. The advantage of the bulb is that it lowers the center of gravity which resists heeling and reduces the draft.
The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 1.91 - 2.01 meter (6.27 - 6.57 ft) dependent on the load.
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.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Bénéteau Cyclades 39.3 is 2.07, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.
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.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Bénéteau Cyclades 39.3 is 2.96.
The ballast ratio for Bénéteau Cyclades 39.3 is 30%.
What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?
The SA/D for Bénéteau Cyclades 39.3 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 16.3, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 19.1.
Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy.
The surface of the wet bottom is about 46m2 (495 ft2).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.
Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.
Dimensions of sail for fractional 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.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Mainsail halyard | 34.5 m | (113.4 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 34.5 m | (113.4 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 34.5 m | (113.4 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 11.7 m | (38.4 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 11.7 m | (38.4 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 29.3 m | (96.0 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 25.8 m | (84.5 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Cunningham | 4.6 m | (15.1 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 9.2 m | (30.2 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 9.2 m | (30.2 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
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