49ERFX
Fractional Sloop • Centerboard Dinghy • Built 2010
Dimensions
- LOA
- 16 ft
- LWL
- — ft
- Beam
- 6.33 ft
- Max Draft
- 4.92 ft
- Displacement
- 270 lbs
- Ballast
- — lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 3.92 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 79.3
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- —
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- —
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 207 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Centerboard Dinghy
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 2010
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Notes:
49ER hull with slightly smaller rig for lighter sailors. AKA: FX
Mackay Boats Director, John Clinton, designed the FX rig/sail combination so that it could be retrofitted onto an existing 49er hull. `
Beam with wings removed: 1.76m/5.58'
Mast height\t \t7.5m/24.6'
Mainsail Area\t \t13.8m2/148.5 sq.ft.
Jib Area\t \t5.8m2 /62.4 sq.ft.
Gennaker Area\t \t25.1m2/227.1 sq.ft.
To be sailed as a separate class (from 49ER) in 2016 Olympics.
Designer
Builders
- MacKay Boats Ltd. (1962)
- Nautivela (ITA) (1961)
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49ER | 16 | 1999 | Fractional Sloop |