A 1969 Hubert Vandestadt design featuring a traditional Gunter rig on a nimble 3.38-metre centerboard hull
Designed by Hubert Vandestadt, built by Vandestadt.
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
TrailerableBeam 1.65 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 86 kg of hull, so roughly 700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 86 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 3.77 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 3.77
LightHeavy
99 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
Displacement / length 99
EasygoingPowered-up
33.9 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 33.9
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
Beamier than ~88% of boats her size on file
Compared with 207 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
Gunter
Ratios
SA / displacement
33.9
Displacement / length
98.9
Comfort ratio
3.1
Capsize screening
3.77
Hull speed
4.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
184
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1969
Units built
1200
Designer
Hubert Vandestadt
Builder
Vandestadt, McGruer
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.
Spindrift 134.06 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA Hubert Vandestadt-designed centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively, responsive sailing
McDougall Waszp3.35 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA one-design foiling dinghy featuring wings and an unstayed rig, built in the thousands for high-performance racing
Topper International Topper3.40 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn Ian Proctor-designed polypropylene dinghy featuring an unstayed cat rig and three versatile sail-area configurations
O'day 123.76 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA lightweight cat-rigged dinghy featuring a simple unstayed mast and daggerboard, sharing her hull with the Widgeon
Fairey Marine Firefly3.66 mSame hull family0.3 m longerThe 1948 Olympic single-handed class, this Uffa Fox design was the first sailboat ever produced by Fairey Marine
