BoatsMcDougall Waszp

McDougall Waszp

Cat (unstayed) · Dbrd. Dinghy · First built 2016

A one-design foiling dinghy featuring wings and an unstayed rig, built in the thousands for high-performance racing

Designed by Andrew McDougall.

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 2.25 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 48 kg of hull, so roughly 650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 1.00 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater

At 6.24 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 6.24
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 63.1

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

  • Lighter than ~77% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~78% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~99% of boats her size on file

Compared with 186 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
Cat (unstayed)
Ratios
SA / displacement
63.1
Capsize screening
6.24
Hull
Hull type
Dbrd. Dinghy
Construction
Infused epoxy
Production
Years built
First built 2016
Designer
Andrew McDougall
Builder
McDougall, McConaghy

Boats like this, on the water

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Topper International Topper3.40 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn Ian Proctor-designed polypropylene dinghy featuring an unstayed cat rig and three versatile sail-area configurations
Isle of Dogs Sea Cadets race at London Regatta May 25 in blustery conditions,from City Sailing
Spindrift 134.06 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA Hubert Vandestadt-designed centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively, responsive sailing
Our Boat Got Stolen 😡… So We Built a New One (in just ONE Week)from WhiteSpotPirates
Fairey Marine Firefly3.66 mSame hull family0.3 m longerThe 1948 Olympic single-handed class, this Uffa Fox design was the first sailboat ever produced by Fairey Marine
John Lee Cotton: 91 years old and 75 years at sea0:54from SEILmagasinet

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Related models

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Switch One DesignA 3.9-metre foiling monohull based on the International Moth, featuring an unstayed cat rig and three sail size options

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