12 SQUARE METER SHARPIE

12 SQUARE METER SHARPIE

Beta Marine

Beta Marine

Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Centerboard Dinghy
Rigging Type: Gunter
LOA: 19.58 ft / 5.97 m
LWL: 17.70 ft / 5.39 m
S.A. (reported): 137.00 ft² / 12.73 m²
Beam: 4.70 ft / 1.43 m
Displacement: 510.00 lb / 231 kg
Max Draft: 0.96 ft / 0.29 m
Min Draft: 3.17 ft / 0.97 m
Construction: Wood
First Built: 1931
Designer: Krogen Brothers

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
S.A. / Displ.: 34.39
Disp: / Len: 41.06
Comfort Ratio: 5.48
Capsize Screening Formula: 2.35
Hull Speed: 5.64 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 297.25 pounds/inch

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Notes

Selected by Duetscher Segler Vergand in a competition held in 1931. Sailed in the Melborne Olympic Games of 1956. (The gold medal in this event was won by noted Australian sailor, Rolly Tasker). Still raced in a number of fleets around the world (in some cases as variants of the original). In the UK it is the BRITISH SHARPIE or NORFOLK SHARPIE. In Australia called the HEAVYWEIGHT SHARPIE, and beginning in 1960, a modernized version called the AUSTRALIAN LIGHTWEIGHT SHARPIE.