HIGHLANDER

Fractional Sloop • Centerboard Dinghy • Built 1951

Dimensions

LOA: 20 ft
LWL: 19.67 ft
Beam: 6.67 ft
Max Draft: 5.6 ft
Min Draft: 0.67 ft
Displacement: 830 lbs
Ballast: — lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ: 2.84 (use caution offshore)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ: 40.8
D/L Ratio ⓘ: 49
Ballast Ratio ⓘ: —

Sail Plan

Sail Area: 225 sq ft
I: 20 ft
J: 5.91 ft
P: 24.79 ft
E: 13.67 ft

Construction

Hull Type: Centerboard Dinghy
Rig Type: Fractional Sloop
Hull Material: Wood or FG
Ballast Type: —

Production

First Built: 1951
Last Built: —
Number Built: —

Notes:

Spinnaker area: 300 sq.ft./27.87m2

1,010 hulls were built before Allen Boat Co. became the builder around 2009. Their first hull was numbered 2000. Allen Boat Co has completed hull #2006 (as of 2022), bringing the total hulls to 1,017.

Thanks to Perry Cameron for corrections.

Designer

Gordon K. (Sandy) Douglass (1904–1992)

Builders

Class Association

Highlander Class Association