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WIVENHOE

Fractional Sloop • Centerboard Dinghy • Built 1935–1945

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Dimensions

LOA
15 ft
LWL
14.2 ft
Beam
5.18 ft
Max Draft
3.5 ft
Min Draft
0.83 ft
Displacement
525 lbs
Ballast
70 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
2.57 (use caution offshore)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
31.7
D/L Ratio ⓘ
82
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
13.3%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
129 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Centerboard Dinghy
Rig Type
Fractional Sloop
Hull Material
Wood (Clinker)
Ballast Type

Production

First Built
1935
Last Built
1945
Number Built
20
Notes: Since the first Wivenhoe One Design was built (1935), sixteen boats are still within the locality of Wivenhoe (UK) from an original total of nineteen. (2008).

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