⛵ Sailboat

SPRITE DINGHY (UK)

Fractional Sloop • Centerboard Dinghy • Built 1934–1949

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Dimensions

LOA
14 ft
LWL
13.58 ft
Beam
5.16 ft
Max Draft
0.33 ft
Displacement
425 lbs
Ballast
— lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
2.75 (use caution offshore)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
31.4
D/L Ratio ⓘ
76
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
—

Sail Plan

Sail Area
111 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Centerboard Dinghy
Rig Type
Fractional Sloop
Hull Material
Wood/clinker
Ballast Type
—

Production

First Built
1934
Last Built
1949
Number Built
82
Notes:

Created for use at West Mersea YC, (Essex, UK)

As of 2009 sailed primarily at Blackwater Sailing Club, (River Blackwater, UK.)