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. \nTOY='Tony's Own Yacht'.\nEnthusiasm 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.\nThe TOY uses a sliding seat, which was already loosing favor as a manageable hiking aid.\nClass racing reportedly existed (in the UK) into the mid-1980's. \nSome were imported to US and Canada.