Fractional Sloop
• Centerboard Dinghy
• Built 1850
Dimensions
LOA
16.4 ft
LWL
— ft
Beam
3.35 ft
Max Draft
3.28 ft
Displacement
184 lbs
Ballast
— lbs
Performance Ratios
Capsize Ratio ⓘ
2.36
(use caution offshore)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
53.4
D/L Ratio ⓘ
—
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
—
Sail Plan
Sail Area
108 sq ft
Construction
Hull Type
Centerboard Dinghy
Rig Type
Fractional Sloop
Hull Material
—
Ballast Type
—
Production
First Built
1850
Last Built
—
Number Built
—
Notes: Single handed development class. Measurements are max values.\nMost early boats had 2 masts.\nSliding seat:\nThe sliding seat was first used sometime during the 1880s.\nIt was subsequently banned and later allowed.\nTodays limitiation for sliding seat:\nHorizontal extension from centreline of hull: 2040 mm max.\nMax. width: 500 mm\nMax. mass: 12 kg\nMin. mass: 9 kg\nThe 10 sq meter limitation first established during 1930s?\nThe drawing depicts a version from the mid 1960's.