Several Under License 29er
Fractional Sloop · Centerboard Dinghy · First built 1998
A high-performance skiff designed by Julian Bethwaite, featuring a powerful fractional rig for competitive racing
Designed by Julian Bethwaite & Bethwaite Design.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Hull type
- Centerboard Dinghy
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 1.70 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 90 kg of hull, so roughly 700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 90 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.70 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalCapsize 3.83Bluewater
EasygoingSA/D 66.9Powered-up
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
- Draws less than ~85% of boats her size on file
Compared with 384 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
66.9
Capsize screening
3.83
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1998
Designer
Julian Bethwaite, Bethwaite Design
Builder
Several under License, MacKay Boats Ltd
Boats like this, on the water
Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.
Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.
CL Sailboats 144.32 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 109-kilogram fractional sloop built since 1980, offering a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively handling
Butler Boats Streaker3.88 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA 3.88-metre cat-rigged dinghy featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and a fiberglass option introduced in 1998
Small Craft Ltd. Wayfarer4.82 mSame hull family0.4 m longerAn Ian Proctor-designed centerboard dinghy with a high sail-to-displacement ratio, built since 1957 in wood and fiberglass
Aubin (Chantier Aubin) Snipe4.72 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA legendary William F. Crosby-designed fractional dinghy that remains one of the world's most active racing classes
Topper International Topper3.40 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterAn Ian Proctor-designed polypropylene dinghy featuring an unstayed cat rig and three versatile sail-area configurations
The family
Related models
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