TOY
Cat (Marconi) • Centerboard Dinghy • Built 1967–1982
Dimensions
- LOA
- 15 ft
- LWL
- 13 ft
- Beam
- 4 ft
- Max Draft
- 3.5 ft
- Min Draft
- 0.42 ft
- Displacement
- 145 lbs
- Ballast
- — lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 3.05 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 52.2
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 30
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- —
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 90 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Centerboard Dinghy
- Rig Type
- Cat (Marconi)
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1967
- Last Built
- 1982
- Number Built
- 200
Notes:
Winner of a design competition in 1964, sponsored by 'Yachting World' magazine for a new, high performance single handed dinghy.
TOY='Tony's Own Yacht'.
Enthusiasm for the Toy was soon eclipsed with the arrival of the CONTENDER, winner of the singlehanded dinghy trials, (held at Weymouth, England) just one year later.
The TOY uses a sliding seat, which was already loosing favor as a manageable hiking aid.
Class racing reportedly existed (in the UK) into the mid-1980's.
Some were imported to US and Canada.