A fractional sloop-rigged centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited light-air sailing
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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 1.45 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 109 kg of hull, so roughly 700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 109 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 0.71 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater
At 3.06 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 3.06
EasygoingPowered-up
31.9 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 31.9
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
Draws less than ~77% of boats her size on file
Compared with 283 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
31.9
Capsize screening
3.06
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Production
Builder
Skimmar Boats, Aero-Nautical, Inc
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.
CL Sailboats 144.32 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA 109-kilogram fractional sloop built since 1980, offering a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively handling
Fairey Marine Firefly3.66 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthThe 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 longerA Hubert Vandestadt-designed centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively, responsive sailing
Several Under License 29er4.40 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA high-performance skiff designed by Julian Bethwaite, featuring a powerful fractional rig for competitive racing
Lido 144.27 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA fractional sloop dinghy designed by Barney Lehman, updated in 1995 with a modern mold for improved longevity and safety
Alcort Sunfish4.24 mSame hull family0.7 m longerWith a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio of 47.02, this nimble 4.24-metre dinghy remains a benchmark for simple
