Howmar 12
Fractional Sloop · Centerboard Dinghy · First built 1983
An S&S-designed fractional centerboard dinghy with a high power-to-weight ratio for spirited performance
Designed by S&S & Craig V. Walters.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Hull type
- Centerboard Dinghy
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Character
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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 79 kg of hull, so roughly 700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 79 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 0.10 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 3Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 3.58Bluewater
LightD/L 69Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 46.1Powered-up
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
46.1
Displacement / length
69.0
Comfort ratio
2.9
Capsize screening
3.58
Hull speed
4.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
186
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1983
Designer
S&S, Craig V. Walters
Builder
Howmar Boats Inc
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