BoatsMacKay Boats Ltd. 49erfx

MacKay Boats Ltd. 49erfx

Fractional Sloop · Centerboard Dinghy · First built 2010

A high-performance skiff utilizing the 49er hull with a downsized rig specifically optimized for lighter crews

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 1.93 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 123 kg of hull, so roughly 700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 123 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.
CoastalCapsize 3.92Bluewater
EasygoingSA/D 79.4Powered-up

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Draws more than ~96% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 350 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
79.4
Capsize screening
3.92
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2010
Designer
Julian Bethwaite, Bethwaite Design
Builder
MacKay Boats Ltd

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Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

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