Fractional Sloop · Centerboard Dinghy · First built 1994
A high-performance fractional centerboard dinghy designed by Rodger Martin, later produced by Catalina Yachts
Designed by Rodger Martin.
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 2.01 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 218 kg of hull, so roughly 800 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 218 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 0.13 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater
At 3.36 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 3.36
EasygoingPowered-up
48.4 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 48.4
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
Draws more than ~88% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~85% of boats her size on file
Compared with 269 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
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
48.4
Capsize screening
3.36
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1994
Units built
100
Designer
Rodger Martin
Builder
Johnson Boat Works, Catalina 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.
O'Day Daysailer5.11 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 1956 centreboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio that remains in production today
Melges 195.79 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Reichel-Pugh designed fractional dinghy with an exceptionally high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for rapid planing
Aubin (Chantier Aubin) Snipe4.72 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA legendary William F. Crosby-designed fractional dinghy that remains one of the world's most active racing classes
Small Craft Ltd. Wayfarer4.82 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterAn Ian Proctor-designed centreboard dinghy with a high sail-to-displacement ratio, built since 1957 in wood and fibreglass
Finn (Monotype)4.50 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA Richard Sarby-designed Olympic single-handed dinghy featuring an unstayed cat rig and a long history of competition
Lido 144.27 mSame hull family1.2 m shorterA fractional sloop dinghy designed by Barney Lehman, updated in 1995 with a modern mold for improved longevity and safety
