MOTH (INTERNATIONAL)
Cat (Marconi) • Foiling Monohull • Built 1928
Dimensions
- LOA
- 11 ft
- LWL
- 11 ft
- Beam
- 7.38 ft
- Max Draft
- — ft
- Displacement
- 57 lbs
- Ballast
- — lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 7.66 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 95.6
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 19
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- —
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 88.8 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Foiling Monohull
- Rig Type
- Cat (Marconi)
- Hull Material
- Various materials
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1928
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Notes:
Single handed development class that has always been at the cutting edge of performance racing dinghies.
The MOTH, raced today (2015), at the top tier of competition is a 'foiler' with wings.
Hull weight: Unrestricted. General weight range 10-20 kg / 22-44 lbs.
Rigged weight: As little as 26 kg / 57.32 lbs.
Optimum skipper weight: 60-80 kg / 132-176 lbs.
See CLASSIC MOTH for earlier design specs.
Current builders (2024) include:
Fluid Composites/Maverik - UK
Mackay Boats/Bieker - NZ
Garda Carbon Lab/Manta - IT
MacDougall McConaghy/Mach2 - AUS
Maguire Boats/Exocet - UK
White Formula/Thinair - uk
Class Associations
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLASSIC MOTH | 11 | 1929 | Cat (Marconi) |