Fractional Sloop · Centerboard Dinghy · First built 1982
A high-performance fractional centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited sailing
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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 1.52 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 136 kg of hull, so roughly 750 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 136 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.
CoastalBluewater
At 2.99 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 2.99
EasygoingPowered-up
45.8 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 45.8
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file
Compared with 356 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
45.8
Capsize screening
2.99
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1982
Builder
Bombardier 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.
Lido 144.27 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA fractional sloop dinghy designed by Barney Lehman, updated in 1995 with a modern mold for improved longevity and safety
Finn (Monotype)4.50 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Richard Sarby-designed Olympic single-handed dinghy featuring an unstayed cat rig and a long history of competition
LaserPerformance 49er4.88 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn Olympic-class high-performance skiff featuring a massive sail-area-to-displacement ratio for elite racing
Fairey Marine Firefly3.66 mSame hull family1.2 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
