Fractional Sloop · Twin Daggerboards · First built 1977
A high-performance micro-tonner featuring twin daggerboards and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for active racing
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Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Twin Daggerboards
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Character
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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 181 kg of hull, so roughly 800 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 181 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 0.23 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 5 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
Comfort ratio 5
CoastalBluewater
At 3.08 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.
Capsize screening 3.08
LightHeavy
81 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
Displacement / length 81
EasygoingPowered-up
27.8 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.
Sail area / displacement 27.8
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
Heavier than ~82% of boats her size on file
Compared with 372 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
27.8
Displacement / length
81.3
Comfort ratio
4.6
Capsize screening
3.08
Hull speed
4.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
263
Hull
Hull type
Twin Daggerboards
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1977
Builder
American Fiberglass
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Finn (Monotype)4.50 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Richard Sarby-designed Olympic single-handed dinghy featuring an unstayed cat rig and a long history of competition
O'Day Daysailer5.11 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA 1956 centreboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio that remains in production today
