BoatsAquila (Miglitch)

Aquila (Miglitch)

Fractional Sloop · Centerboard Dinghy · 1974–1989

A high-performance fractional sloop with a trapeze-ready design and an exceptionally high sail area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Anton de Dood Miglitsch, built by Sunbeam.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
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 1.90 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 280 kg of hull, so roughly 900 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 280 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 0.13 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 4 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 4
CoastalBluewater

At 2.93 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.93
LightHeavy

44 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 44
EasygoingPowered-up

40.2 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 40.2
TenderStiff

11% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 11%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
10.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
40.2
Displacement / length
44.4
Comfort ratio
4.4
Capsize screening
2.93
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
409
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1974–1989
Units built
397
Designer
Anton de Dood Miglitsch
Builder
Sunbeam, Schochl

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