Fractional Sloop
• Centerboard Dinghy
• Built 1968
Dimensions
LOA
15.5 ft
LWL
14 ft
Beam
4.5 ft
Max Draft
3.67 ft
Min Draft
0.33 ft
Displacement
180 lbs
Ballast
— lbs
Performance Ratios
Capsize Ratio ⓘ
3.19
(use caution offshore)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
64.2
D/L Ratio ⓘ
29
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
—
Sail Plan
Sail Area
128 sq ft
Construction
Hull Type
Centerboard Dinghy
Rig Type
Fractional Sloop
Hull Material
FG
Ballast Type
—
Production
First Built
1968
Last Built
—
Number Built
40
Notes: Spin.area 130 sq ft./12 m2)\nTrapeze\nCommissioned by a group in the UK as a replacement for the INTERNATIONAL SNIPE, it never achieved much popularity. Designed to use the same rig as the SNIPE, it was thought to be greatly under canvassed. Of the few boats built, most were delivered with much larger rigs than the design originally called for.