Fractional Sloop · Centerboard Dinghy · First built 1963
An Olympic-class two-person trapeze dinghy sailed in over 60 countries since its 1963 debut
Designed by Andre Cornu.
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 1.68 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 122 kg of hull, so roughly 700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 122 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 0.15 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 3Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 3.41Bluewater
LightD/L 39Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 52.6Powered-up
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
52.6
Displacement / length
38.8
Comfort ratio
2.9
Capsize screening
3.41
Hull speed
5.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
287
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1963
Designer
Andre Cornu
Builder
Various, Fountaine Pajot
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.
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CL Sailboats 144.32 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 109-kilogram fractional sloop built since 1980, offering a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively handling
Spindrift 134.06 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA Hubert Vandestadt-designed centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively, responsive sailing
Melges 195.79 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA Reichel-Pugh designed fractional dinghy with an exceptionally high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for rapid planing
Fairey Marine Firefly3.66 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterThe 1948 Olympic single-handed class, this Uffa Fox design was the first sailboat ever produced by Fairey Marine
Small Craft Ltd. Wayfarer4.82 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn Ian Proctor-designed centerboard dinghy with a high sail-to-displacement ratio, built since 1957 in wood and fiberglass
