Flying Eleven

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 1.43 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 39 kg of hull, so roughly 650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 39 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.

CoastalBluewater

At 4.27 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 4.27

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 75.3

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

Lighter than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 245 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

75.3

Capsize screening

4.27

Hull

Hull type

Centerboard Dinghy

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1964

Designer

E. Maxwell Smith, John McKellar

Builder

Dinghy Sports

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

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Isle of Dogs Sea Cadets race at London Regatta May 25 in blustery conditions,from City Sailing

McDougall Waszp3.35 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA one-design foiling dinghy featuring wings and an unstayed rig, built in the thousands for high-performance racing

Asker Sailing Club5:14 from SEILmagasinet

Butler Boats Streaker3.88 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA 3.88-metre cat-rigged dinghy featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and a fiberglass option introduced in 1998

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Ilca 7 (Laser-International)4.23 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA Bruce Kirby-designed Olympic class dinghy featuring a simple unstayed cat rig and a lightweight, high-performance hull

Theodor Middelthon: An "ILCA Viking" on a steady course for the world summit18:40 from SEILmagasinet

Alcort Sunfish4.24 mSame hull family0.8 m longerWith a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio of 47.02, this nimble 4.24-meter dinghy remains a benchmark for simple

Lewis Boat Works TETRIS 30 Apr 230:02 from kentblairl

Spindrift 134.06 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA Hubert Vandestadt-designed centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively, responsive sailing

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The family

Related models

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

International FJA lightweight 75-kilogram centerboard dinghy derived from the Flying Dutchman as a junior-level trainer since 1956 International 14A high-performance development racing dinghy that has served as a testing ground for innovations like the trapeze since 1928

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