A portable, inflatable dinghy that packs into two bags for transport while supporting a 440-pound load capacity
Designed by Marion Excoffon.
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 1.62 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 50 kg of hull, so roughly 650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 50 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 0.74 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater
At 4.45 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 4.45
EasygoingPowered-up
52.3 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 52.3
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
Beamier than ~91% of boats her size on file
Compared with 172 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
Cat (unstayed)
Ratios
SA / displacement
52.3
Capsize screening
4.45
Hull
Hull type
Dbrd. Dinghy
Construction
Polyethylene
Production
Years built
First built 2012
Designer
Marion Excoffon
Builder
Tiwal
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.
Butler Boats Streaker3.88 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA 3.88-metre cat-rigged dinghy featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and a fiberglass option introduced in 1998
McDougall Waszp3.35 mSame hull family0.2 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 family0.2 m longerAn Ian Proctor-designed polypropylene dinghy featuring an unstayed cat rig and three versatile sail-area configurations
Europe (International)3.35 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA former Olympic women's single-hander that evolved from the Moth development rule into a nimble one-design dinghy
RS Feva3.64 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Paul Handley-designed fractional dinghy with a high power-to-weight ratio, widely raced in its XL configuration
