Santa Cruz 50
Description
Excellent! The Santa Cruz 50 is the crown jewel of Bill Lee's ultralight displacement revolution - a spectacular 50-foot performance cruiser designed by the legendary "wizard" himself and built by Santa Cruz Yachts starting in 1978. This magnificent yacht represents the ultimate expression of Lee's "fast is fun" philosophy scaled to provide serious bluewater cruising capability! With only 47 boats built, the Santa Cruz 50 represents one of the most exclusive and desirable performance cruising yachts ever created, combining Bill Lee's legendary design reputation with exceptional rarity.
Construction Details
| Designer | Bill Lee |
|---|---|
| Builder | Santa Cruz Yachts |
| Length | 50.000 ft |
| LOA | 50.000 ft |
| LWL | 42.500 ft |
| Beam | 13.500 ft |
| Displacement | 18500 lb |
| Ballast | 8500 lb |
| Max Draft | 7.500 ft |
| Year Built | 1978 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 61 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 19 ft |
| p | 55 ft |
| e | 18 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 ft | 19 ft | 55 ft | 18 ft | - | - | - | - |
Documents
Sails
Santa Cruz 50 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 55 ft - (16764 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 18 ft - (5486 mm) |
| Leech | * 57 ft - (17374 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 57.27 ft - (17456 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | * 506.72 ft² |
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Santa Cruz 50 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 51.11 ft - (15578 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 25.06 ft - (7638 mm) |
| Leech | * 44.56 ft - (13582 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 21.85 ft - (6660 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12.03 ° |
| Area | * 558.34 ft² |
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Santa Cruz 50 - GENOA
| Luff | 61 ft - (18593 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 26.5 ft - (8077 mm) |
| Leech | 57 ft - (17374 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 129.95 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 24.69 ft - (7526 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | * 753.05 ft² |
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Santa Cruz 50 - GENOA
| Luff | * 60.7 ft - (18501 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 30.59 ft - (9324 mm) |
| Leech | * 57.19 ft - (17432 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 28.5 ft - (8687 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.01 ° |
| Area | * 864.93 ft² |
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Santa Cruz 50 - GENOA
| Luff | * 60.7 ft - (18501 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 30.59 ft - (9324 mm) |
| Leech | * 57.19 ft - (17432 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 28.5 ft - (8687 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.01 ° |
| Area | * 864.93 ft² |
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Santa Cruz 50 - DRIFTER
| Luff | * 60.7 ft - (18501 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 31.79 ft - (9690 mm) |
| Leech | * 54.64 ft - (16654 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perp | * 28.5 ft - (8687 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 8.99 ° |
| Area | * 865 ft² |
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Santa Cruz 50 - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | * 60.7 ft - (18501 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 31.35 ft - (9555 mm) |
| Leech | * 55.84 ft - (17020 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 1427 ft² |
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Santa Cruz 50 - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 60.7 ft - (18501 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 34.2 ft - (10424 mm) |
| Foot | * 34.2 ft - (10424 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | * 1765 ft² |
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Santa Cruz 50 - STORMJIB
| Luff | * 35.14 ft - (10711 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 14.15 ft - (4313 mm) |
| Leech | * 29.08 ft - (8864 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 60 % |
| Length Perp | * 11.4 ft - (3475 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 19.05 ° |
| Area | * 200.24 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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