BoatsSero Innovation Sol

Sero Innovation Sol

Lateen · Daggerboard · First built 2022

A high-performance lateen-rigged dinghy featuring a classic Sunfish hull reimagined with a modern deck and cockpit

Designed by Chris McLellan & Terry Steller.

LOA
Beam
Displacement
Hull type
Daggerboard

Is it for you?

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.
CoastalBluewater

At 3.31 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 3.31
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 49.3

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

  • Lighter than ~89% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~94% of boats her size on file

Compared with 373 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
Lateen
Ratios
SA / displacement
49.3
Capsize screening
3.31
Hull
Hull type
Daggerboard
Construction
Cored composite
Production
Years built
First built 2022
Designer
Chris McLellan, Terry Steller
Builder
Sero Innovation

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Ilca 4 (Laser 4.7)4.23 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bruce Kirby-designed dinghy sharing the classic Laser hull, optimized with a smaller sail plan for lighter sailors
Alcort Sunfish4.24 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthWith a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio of 47.02, this nimble 4.24-meter dinghy remains a benchmark for simple
McDougall Waszp3.35 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA one-design foiling dinghy featuring wings and an unstayed rig, built in the thousands for high-performance racing
Butler Boats Streaker3.88 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 3.88-metre cat-rigged dinghy featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and a fiberglass option introduced in 1998
Topper International Topper3.40 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterAn Ian Proctor-designed polypropylene dinghy featuring an unstayed cat rig and three versatile sail-area configurations
Several Under License 29er4.40 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA high-performance skiff designed by Julian Bethwaite, featuring a powerful fractional rig for competitive racing

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