BoatsHarpoon 5.2

Harpoon 5.2

Fractional Sloop · Centerboard Dinghy · 1977–1983

A high-performance fractional centerboard dinghy from C&C Design, built for speed and agility on the water

Designed by C&C Design, built by Boston Whaler.

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 2.29 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 256 kg of hull, so roughly 850 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 256 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 0.09 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 4 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 4
CoastalBluewater

At 3.63 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 3.63
LightHeavy

75 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 75
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 38.0

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Heavier than ~86% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~98% of boats her size on file

Compared with 306 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
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
38.0
Displacement / length
74.7
Comfort ratio
3.8
Capsize screening
3.63
Hull speed
5.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
402
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1977–1983
Units built
1700
Designer
C&C Design
Builder
Boston Whaler

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The family

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