A 1969 scow-hulled dinghy sold through Sears catalogues, featuring a simple lateen rig and a lightweight 43kg displacement
LOA
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 1.22 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 43 kg of hull, so roughly 650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 43 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 0.10 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
61.5 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 61.5
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
Lighter than ~94% of boats her size on file
Narrower than ~95% of boats her size on file
Compared with 367 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
61.5
Capsize screening
3.51
Hull
Hull type
Dbrd. Dinghy
Construction
ABS Plastic
Production
Years built
First built 1969
Builder
Sears, Roebuck, Co
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.
Byte Boats Inc. Byte3.66 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterAn Ian Bruce-designed unstayed cat-rigged dinghy that weighs just 45 kilograms for rapid acceleration and easy handling
Ilca 7 (Laser-International)4.23 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bruce Kirby-designed Olympic class dinghy featuring a simple unstayed cat rig and a lightweight, high-performance hull
Ilca 6 (Laser Radial)4.23 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn Olympic-standard single-handed dinghy featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio 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
Super Sunfish4.22 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn unstayed cat-rigged evolution of the classic Sunfish, designed for a more performance-oriented sailing experience
