A high-performance lateen-rigged dinghy designed by Island Packet staff as a nimble, easy-to-rig daysailer
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 1.52 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 120 kg of hull, so roughly 700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 120 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draught shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draughtDraws 0.10 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater
At 3.12 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 3.12
EasygoingPowered-up
44.3 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 44.3
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
Narrower than ~77% of boats her size on file
Compared with 318 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
Lateen
Ratios
SA / displacement
44.3
Capsize screening
3.12
Hull
Hull type
Dbrd. Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2006
Builder
Island Packet Yachts
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.
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CL Sailboats 144.32 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA 109-kilogram fractional sloop built since 1980, offering a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively handling
Lido 144.27 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA fractional sloop dinghy designed by Barney Lehman, updated in 1995 with a modern mold for improved longevity and safety
Hunter Marine 1404.27 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA lightweight fractional sloop designed for responsive dinghy sailing with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio
