NORTH HAVEN DINGHY
Gaff head Cat • Centerboard Dinghy • Built 1919
Dimensions
- LOA
- 14.46 ft
- LWL
- — ft
- Beam
- 4.92 ft
- Max Draft
- 3.83 ft
- Min Draft
- 1.12 ft
- Displacement
- 875 lbs
- Ballast
- 356 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.06 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 20.6
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- —
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 40.7%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 118 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Centerboard Dinghy
- Rig Type
- Gaff head Cat
- Hull Material
- Wood
- Ballast Type
- Lead
Production
- First Built
- 1919
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Notes: The North Haven Dinghy is the oldest continually raced one-design sailboat in America.\nBased on a design said to have been by Dr. C. G. Weld, dating back to 1887.\n6 lbs of lead was fitted into the oak centerboard to ensure sinkage. Also, as these dinghy's were not intended to be capsized, 350 lbs of lead ballast was added to the bottom to aid stability. \n
Designer
- John G. Alden (1884–1962)