A lightweight 3.58-meter dinghy featuring an unstayed cat rig on the classic Minifish hull
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Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Dbrd. Dinghy
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 1.17 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 38 kg of hull, so roughly 650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 38 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 0.08 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater
At 3.51 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 3.51
EasygoingPowered-up
50.5 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 50.5
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
Lighter than ~95% of boats her size on file
Narrower than ~95% of boats her size on file
Compared with 283 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
Cat (unstayed)
Ratios
SA / displacement
50.5
Capsize screening
3.51
Hull
Hull type
Dbrd. Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1971
Designer
AMF Alcort
Builder
AMF Alcort, Alcort
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.
Topper International Topper3.40 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterAn Ian Proctor-designed polypropylene dinghy featuring an unstayed cat rig and three versatile sail-area configurations
Butler Boats Streaker3.88 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 3.88-metre cat-rigged dinghy featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and a fiberglass option introduced in 1998
Ilca 7 (Laser-International)4.23 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA Bruce Kirby-designed Olympic class dinghy featuring a simple unstayed cat rig and a lightweight, high-performance hull
Alcort Sunfish4.24 mSame hull family0.7 m longerWith a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio of 47.02, this nimble 4.24-meter dinghy remains a benchmark for simple
Spindrift 134.06 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Hubert Vandestadt-designed centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively, responsive sailing
CL Sailboats 144.32 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA 109-kilogram fractional sloop built since 1980, offering a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively handling
