Sail area / displacement
How much sail the boat carries for its weight — its power in light air.
- 19.2· Cruiser
How it is worked out
sail area (ft²) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅔
published upwind sail area
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Summary
Sailing MonohullSail
- Length overall
- 50 ft
- Beam
- 14.8 ft
- Draft
- 7.5 ft
- Air draft
- 81.4 ft
- Displacement
- 41,888 lb
- Sail area (upwind)
- 1,445 ft²
- Cabins
- 2–3
* A standard reference image, not the actual boat — shown to help visualise this model's published dimensions.
Best Suited For
- Liveaboard
From the published figures: LOA 15.24 m · 3 cabins · fresh water 650 L
Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.
Sailing Ratios
Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from the builder's published figures, each shown against the bands designers read it by.
Displacement / length
How heavy the boat is for its waterline length. Lower is lighter and quicker; higher is steadier and roomier.
- 207· Moderate
How it is worked out
displacement (long tons) ÷ (0.01 × waterline length in ft)³
Ballast ratio
The share of the weight carried in the keel — a rough guide to stiffness, though how deep that weight sits matters as much.
- 34· Moderate
How it is worked out
ballast ÷ displacement × 100
Comfort ratio
Ted Brewer's measure of how gently a boat moves in a seaway. Higher means a slower, easier motion.
- 38.4· Moderate offshore
How it is worked out
displacement (lb) ÷ (0.65 × (0.7 × LWL + 0.3 × LOA) × beam^1.333), lengths in ft
Capsize screening
A guide from the inquiry after the 1979 Fastnet race: below 2 was taken as suited to ocean passages. It ignores hull shape and where the ballast sits.
- 1.70· Below 2
How it is worked out
beam (ft) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅓
Hull speed
Roughly the speed a displacement hull reaches before it has to climb its own bow wave.
- 9.0 kn
How it is worked out
1.34 × √(waterline length in ft), in knots
Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.
Tanks
What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.
Fuel and water on one scale: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.
- Fuel291 galWater172 gal
Dimensions
- LOA
- 50 ft (15.24 m)
- Hull length
- —
- LWL
- 44.9 ft (13.68 m)
- Beam
- 14.8 ft (4.5 m)
- Draft (min)
- 7.5 ft (2.3 m)
- Draft (max)
- —
- Air draft
- 81.4 ft (24.8 m)
- Displacement
- 41,888 lb (19,000 kg)
- Ballast
- 14,330 lb (6,500 kg)
- Cabins
- 2–3
- Heads
- —
- Berths
- —
Sail Plan
- Main sail
- —
- Jib
- —
- Genoa
- —
- Sail area
- 1,445 ft² (134.2 m²)
- Downwind sail area
- —
- Rig type
- Solent rig
Engine and Tanks
- Engine
- 80 hp
- Engine count
- 1
- Engine manufacturer
- —
- Propulsion type
- —
- Fuel capacity
- 291 gal (1,100 L)
- Fresh water capacity
- 172 gal (650 L)
- Black water capacity
- —
Construction
- Mast material
- —
- Hull material
- —
- Deck material
- —
- Keel type
- Zero Keel (integral, part of the hull)
- Rudder type
- Alpha Rudder (skeg-hung)
- Steering wheels
- —
Builder's Own Figures
- Engine power
- 59 kW
- Ballast ratio
- 34.2%
- Beam waterline
- 3.8 m
- Sail area / displacement ratio
- 19.2
- Displacement basis
- unstated on the page
Figures read fromkrakenyachts.com/kraken50/· Design specificationread 9/13/2026
Layouts & Drawings
8 drawings from the builder's page: general arrangement, sail plan, profile.
Kraken-50-June-2024-Layout-A — Kraken Yachts
Kraken-50-June-2024-Layout-B — Kraken Yachts
Kraken-50-June-2024-Layout-C2-3 — Kraken Yachts
Kraken-50-June-2024-Layout-D — Kraken Yachts
Kraken-50-June-2024-Layout-A-1 — Kraken Yachts
Kraken-50-June-2024-Layout-B-1 — Kraken Yachts
Kraken-50-June-2024-Layout-C2-4 — Kraken Yachts
Kraken-50-June-2024-Layout-D-1 — Kraken Yachts
Videos
External contentFilms of this model from the builder's official YouTube channel (Kraken Yachts). They are the builder's own; the figures above are the reference.
Kraken DNA - Cruising the Kraken 50. Sailing & living on board.
Kraken Yachts · 5/23/2026
In The Yard - Episode 1 "How different is a Kraken?" - The first Kraken 50 from Poland
Kraken Yachts · 2/21/2026
Videos whose title names the Kraken 50, from the channel the builder's site links; last checked 9/30/2026. Playing one loads YouTube's player, which may set cookies.
About Kraken Yachts
Semi-custom
Builder of heavy-displacement bluewater cruising yachts — the Kraken 44, 50 and 58 — designed around an integral 'Zero Keel' and a skeg-hung 'Alpha Rudder' for ocean passages.
Visit brand pageThe Kraken Yachts Range
Every model Kraken Yachts publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.
- Kraken 5858 ft
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