TORCH
Fractional Sloop • Centerboard Dinghy • Built 1961–1982
Dimensions
- LOA
- 12.99 ft
- LWL
- 12.6 ft
- Beam
- 5.15 ft
- Max Draft
- 3.48 ft
- Min Draft
- 0.49 ft
- Displacement
- 250 lbs
- Ballast
- — lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 3.27 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 35.1
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 56
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- —
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 87 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Centerboard Dinghy
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- Plywood/FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1961
- Last Built
- 1982
- Number Built
- 400
Notes: Designed originally as a rowing/sailing utility dinghy for the home builder w/ gunter rig.\nLater built in fiberglass and sold to educational institutions in the UK.