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Sunchaser I

Lateen · Dbrd. Dinghy · First built 1974

A lightweight 3.66-meter lateen-rigged dinghy originally launched as the Sea Witch and later offered as a sloop

LOA
Beam
Displacement
Hull type
Dbrd. Dinghy

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 1.42 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 57 kg of hull, so roughly 650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
CoastalBluewater

At 3.73 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 3.73
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 46.1

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

  • Lighter than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 300 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
46.1
Capsize screening
3.73
Hull
Hull type
Dbrd. Dinghy
Construction
ABS Plastic
Production
Years built
First built 1974
Builder
Lockley Boat Co, Snark Sailboats (Meyers Boat Co.)

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Isle of Dogs Sea Cadets race at London Regatta May 25 in blustery conditions,from City Sailing
Spindrift 134.06 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Hubert Vandestadt-designed centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively, responsive sailing
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John Lee Cotton: 91 years old and 75 years at sea0:54from SEILmagasinet

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.

Meyers Boat Co. SunflowerA lightweight lateen-rigged daysailer featuring a larger sail plan and distinct deck layout compared to the Super SnarkSunspot 15An Arthur C. Howard-designed twin-keel masthead sloop built for shoal-water stability and easy trailering

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