William Chamberlain Baybird
Gaffhead Sloop · Centerboard Dinghy · First built 1916
A W. Starling Burgess gaff-rigged centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, updated in fiberglass
Designed by W. Starling Burgess.
- 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.
Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 7 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
At 2.49 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
72 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
29.8 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
- Heavier than ~91% of boats her size on file
- Draws less than ~88% of boats her size on file
Compared with 269 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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