BoatsFiberglas Technik (Germany) Conger

Fiberglas Technik (Germany) Conger

Fractional Sloop · Centerboard Dinghy · First built 1968

A significantly modified German evolution of the Alberg-designed Pearson Hawk 16, built as a lively fractional dinghy

Designed by Alberg, Karl-Heinrich Lehmann, Klaus Felz & Uli Labor.

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 1.80 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 245 kg of hull, so roughly 850 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 245 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 0.20 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 beamy beam gives 5 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 5
CoastalBluewater

At 2.91 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.91
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 86
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 31.1

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

  • Heavier than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 323 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
31.1
Displacement / length
85.8
Comfort ratio
5.3
Capsize screening
2.91
Hull speed
5.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
298
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1968
Units built
3800
Designer
Alberg, Karl-Heinrich Lehmann, Klaus Felz, Uli Labor
Builder
Fiberglas Technik (GERMANY)

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O'Day Daysailer5.11 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1956 centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio that remains in production today
Aubin (Chantier Aubin) Snipe4.72 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA legendary William F. Crosby-designed fractional dinghy that remains one of the world's most active racing classes
LaserPerformance 49er4.88 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn Olympic-class high-performance skiff featuring a massive sail-area-to-displacement ratio for elite racing
MacKay Boats Ltd. 49erfx4.88 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA high-performance skiff utilizing the 49er hull with a downsized rig specifically optimized for lighter crews
Spindrift 134.06 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA Hubert Vandestadt-designed centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively, responsive sailing

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