Snark Sandpiper 72/80

BoatsSnark Sandpiper 72/80

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 1.47 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 45 kg of hull, so roughly 650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.

CoastalBluewater

At 4.16 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 4.16

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 53.5

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

Lighter than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 252 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

Lateen

Ratios

SA / displacement

53.5

Capsize screening

4.16

Hull

Hull type

Dbrd. Dinghy

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1979

Builder

Snark

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Lewis Boat Works TETRIS 30 Apr 230:02 from kentblairl

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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.

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