An unstayed cat-rigged centerboard dinghy with a high power-to-weight ratio, widely campaigned in eastern US frostbite racing
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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 1.24 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 54 kg of hull, so roughly 650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 54 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 0.61 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater
At 3.31 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 3.31
EasygoingPowered-up
27.6 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 27.6
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cat (unstayed)
Ratios
SA / displacement
27.6
Capsize screening
3.31
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Builder
Skimmar Boats, Aero-Nautical, Inc
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.
McDougall Waszp3.35 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA one-design foiling dinghy featuring wings and an unstayed rig, built in the thousands for high-performance racing
Topper International Topper3.40 mSame hull family0.5 m longerAn Ian Proctor-designed polypropylene dinghy featuring an unstayed cat rig and three versatile sail-area configurations
Europe (International)3.35 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA former Olympic women's single-hander that evolved from the Moth development rule into a nimble one-design dinghy
RS Tera2.87 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Paul Handley-designed cat-rigged dinghy featuring a lightweight 39kg hull and high power-to-weight ratio for youth racing
