Fractional Sloop · Centerboard Dinghy · First built 1968
A 1968 centreboard dinghy that served as the original design predecessor to the popular Capri 14.2
Designed by Ted Carpentier & Frank W. Butler, built by Wesco.
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 1.73 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 134 kg of hull, so roughly 750 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 134 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.
LivelySea-kindly
Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 4 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
Comfort ratio 4
CoastalBluewater
At 3.41 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 3.41
LightHeavy
76 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
Displacement / length 76
EasygoingPowered-up
39.0 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 39.0
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
39.0
Displacement / length
76.2
Comfort ratio
3.6
Capsize screening
3.41
Hull speed
4.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
243
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1968
Designer
Ted Carpentier, Frank W. Butler
Builder
Wesco, Catalina
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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LaserPerformance 49er4.88 mSame hull family0.7 m longerAn Olympic-class high-performance skiff featuring a massive sail-area-to-displacement ratio for elite racing
Fairey Marine Firefly3.66 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterThe 1948 Olympic single-handed class, this Uffa Fox design was the first sailboat ever produced by Fairey Marine
Finn (Monotype)4.50 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Richard Sarby-designed Olympic single-handed dinghy featuring an unstayed cat rig and a long history of competition
Spindrift 134.06 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Hubert Vandestadt-designed centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively, responsive sailing
Aubin (Chantier Aubin) Snipe4.72 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA legendary William F. Crosby-designed fractional dinghy that remains one of the world's most active racing classes
