A high-performance fractional sloop with a 35.16 SA/D ratio, produced for 24 years as a popular, lightweight dinghy
Designed by Jim Taylor.
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 2.13 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 177 kg of hull, so roughly 800 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 177 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 0.15 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 3 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
Comfort ratio 3
CoastalBluewater
At 3.83 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 3.83
LightHeavy
67 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
Displacement / length 67
EasygoingPowered-up
35.2 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 35.2
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~95% of boats her size on file
Compared with 377 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
35.2
Displacement / length
67.0
Comfort ratio
3.2
Capsize screening
3.83
Hull speed
5.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
344
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1995–2019
Designer
Jim Taylor
Builder
Precision Boat Works
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.
Aubin (Chantier Aubin) Snipe4.72 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 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 family0.3 m longerAn Ian Proctor-designed centreboard dinghy with a high sail-to-displacement ratio, built since 1957 in wood and fibreglass
LaserPerformance 49er4.88 mSame hull family0.3 m longerAn Olympic-class high-performance skiff featuring a massive sail-area-to-displacement ratio for elite racing
Fairey Marine Firefly3.66 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterThe 1948 Olympic single-handed class, this Uffa Fox design was the first sailboat ever produced by Fairey Marine
Spindrift 134.06 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA Hubert Vandestadt-designed centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively, responsive sailing
Ilca 4 (Laser 4.7)4.23 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Bruce Kirby-designed dinghy sharing the classic Laser hull, optimized with a smaller sail plan for lighter sailors
