Fractional Sloop · Centerboard Dinghy · First built 2005
A versatile centerboard dinghy featuring an asymmetric spinnaker and single trapeze for club-level racing
Designed by Jo Richards.
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 1.56 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 106 kg of hull, so roughly 700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 106 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 1.15 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater
At 3.32 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 3.32
EasygoingPowered-up
46.9 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 46.9
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
Draws more than ~81% of boats her size on file
Compared with 372 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
46.9
Capsize screening
3.32
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
Roto molded poly/Tri-Skin foam sand.
Production
Years built
First built 2005
Designer
Jo Richards
Builder
Laser Performance, LaserPerformance
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.
CL Sailboats 144.32 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 109-kilogram fractional sloop built since 1980, offering a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively handling
Fairey Marine Firefly3.66 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterThe 1948 Olympic single-handed class, this Uffa Fox design was the first sailboat ever produced by Fairey Marine
Spindrift 134.06 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Hubert Vandestadt-designed centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively, responsive sailing
MacKay Boats Ltd. 49erfx4.88 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA high-performance skiff utilizing the 49er hull with a downsized rig specifically optimized for lighter crews
LaserPerformance 49er4.88 mSame hull family0.7 m longerAn Olympic-class high-performance skiff featuring a massive sail-area-to-displacement ratio for elite racing
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
