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Vx Two

Fractional Sloop · Centerboard Dinghy · First built 2024

A high-performance fractional centerboard dinghy with a massive sail area-to-displacement ratio for rapid acceleration

Designed by Brian Bennett, built by Mackay Boats.

LOA
Beam
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 1.74 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 93 kg of hull, so roughly 700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 93 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.
CoastalBluewater

At 3.87 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 3.87
EasygoingPowered-up

62.4 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 62.4

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
62.4
Capsize screening
3.87
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2024
Designer
Brian Bennett
Builder
Mackay Boats

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The family

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Vx OneA high-performance one-design fractional sloop with a lifting keel, built internationally for competitive racingVx EvoA high-performance dinghy with a massive sail-to-displacement ratio, designed by Brian Bennett for pure speedRay Greene VixenA lightweight 1963 fractional sloop or cat-rigged dinghy designed by Ray Greene for versatile, all-purpose sailingLaser 2A high-performance fractional dinghy designed by Bethwaite and Bruce, featuring a rapid sail-area-to-displacement ratioNautivela JetA Phil Morrison-designed two-person skiff featuring twin trapeze racks for high-performance racing

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