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NIPPER (RAY GREENE)

Cat (Marconi) • Centerboard Dinghy • Built 1938

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Dimensions

LOA
12 ft
LWL
— ft
Beam
5 ft
Max Draft
2.67 ft
Min Draft
0.5 ft
Displacement
250 lbs
Ballast
— lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
3.17 (use caution offshore)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
40.3
D/L Ratio ⓘ
Ballast Ratio ⓘ

Sail Plan

Sail Area
100 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Centerboard Dinghy
Rig Type
Cat (Marconi)
Hull Material
FG or Plywood
Ballast Type

Production

First Built
1938
Last Built
Number Built
2300
Notes: The earliest NIPPERS were built of plywood. There was an active one-design class for many years in the mid west USA. A later, sloop rigged version was called the SLIPPER. Sail area 110sqft.

Builder

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Name LOA (ft) Year Rig
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