FIREBUG
Cat (Marconi) • Pram (Daggerboard) • Built 1988
Dimensions
- LOA
- 8 ft
- LWL
- — ft
- Beam
- 4 ft
- Max Draft
- 1.5 ft
- Displacement
- 88 lbs
- Ballast
- — lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 3.60 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 38.8
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- —
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- —
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 48 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Pram (Daggerboard)
- Rig Type
- Cat (Marconi)
- Hull Material
- Plywood
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1988
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- 600
Notes:
From class web site:
"Over 1250 planpacks have gone to more than 35 countries. More than 600 of the small sailing dinghy have been successfully amateur built."
"Two friends, well known New Zealand designer John Spencer and Peter Tait are responsible for the Firebug. The idea was to come up with a small boat which could be home built at low cost..."
CONTACT:
Postal Address:
Firebug Yachts
PO Box 47 042
Ponsonby, Auckland 1144, New Zealand
Physical Address:
40 John Street
Ponsonby, Auckland 1011, New Zealand
Phone +64 9 360 1076
Fax +64 9 360 1076
Email: info@firebug.co.nz
Designer
- John Spencer (1931–1996)