Beneteau California 5.20

The Beneteau California 5.20 is a French trailerable sailboat that was designed by André Bénéteau as a fishing boat, day sailer and a pocket cruiser and first built in 1982.

Production
The design was built by Beneteau in France, from 1982 to 1988, but it is now out of production.

Design
The California 5.20 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop masthead sloop rig, with a deck-stepped mast and aluminium spars with stainless steel wire standing rigging. The hull has a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel or optional shoal draft keel. The company marketed it saying, "new yachting enthusiasts will discover a simple and economical boat that is suitable for all sailing programmes."

The boat has a draft of 2.13 ft with the standard keel and 1.31 ft with the optional shoal draft keel.

The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor with a maximum power output of 9.9 hp for docking and maneuvering. A 15 hp inboard diesel engine was a factory option.

The design has sleeping accommodation for two people, with a double "V"-berth in the cabin. It has a hull speed of 5.09 kn.