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Geary 18

Fractional Sloop · Centerboard Dinghy · First built 1928

A 1928 development class centerboard dinghy designed for racing with a trapeze and no spinnaker

Designed by L. E Ted Geary, built by Blanchard Boat Co.

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 1.66 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 238 kg of hull, so roughly 850 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 238 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 0.59 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater

At 2.71 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.71
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 49.2

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

  • Heavier than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 265 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
49.2
Capsize screening
2.71
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
Wood
Production
Years built
First built 1928
Units built
1500
Designer
L. E Ted Geary
Builder
Blanchard Boat Co

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O'Day Daysailer5.11 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 1956 centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio that remains in production today
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Aubin (Chantier Aubin) Snipe4.72 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA legendary William F. Crosby-designed fractional dinghy that remains one of the world's most active racing classes
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Small Craft Ltd. Wayfarer4.82 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterAn Ian Proctor-designed centerboard dinghy with a high sail-to-displacement ratio, built since 1957 in wood and fiberglass
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Finn (Monotype)4.50 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA Richard Sarby-designed Olympic single-handed dinghy featuring an unstayed cat rig and a long history of competition
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Lido 144.27 mSame hull family1.3 m shorterA fractional sloop dinghy designed by Barney Lehman, updated in 1995 with a modern mold for improved longevity and safety
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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.

US Yachts) 18A featherweight fractional sloop with a 31.21 SA/displacement ratio, built for rapid acceleration in light airGovernor's Cup 21 (GC-21)An Alan Andrews-designed fractional sloop purpose-built as a high-performance match racer for the Governor's Cup seriesGloucester Yachts 18A 227-kilogram centerboard dinghy built by Gloucester Yachts using the long-running Buccaneer 18 moldsSage Marine 17A trailerable 5.1-meter fractional sloop with a 40% ballast ratio, engineered for stability and responsive handling

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