Rigs: Cat (unstayed)
Cat(unstayed)
Performance main sail area: 7.5m²
Originally designed to fit on the cabin trunk of a Valiant 40.
Later, some number were built in the USA.
A 10 ft LOA version was also available
Hulls available in Sailing and rowing packages.
Saroca Corporation was originally located in Scarborough, ME.
1992 – New owners began producing the hull in thermoplastic.
2001 – Sold to new owners who moved the company to DeLand, FL. They stopped using thermoplastic.
2013 – One of the original owners purchased the assets and continues production on a limited basis to this day (2020)
Displacement is hull only.
Name changed in 2019 to O’pen Skiff.
Photo courtesy of Adam Hunt
Aluminum centerboard.
Transom will take up to a 3 hp outboard.