COMET OD (USA)

COMET OD (USA) photo COMET OD (USA) drawing

Sailboat Specifications


Hull Type:
Centerboard Dinghy
Rigging Type:
Fractional Sloop
LOA:
16.00 ft / 4.88 m
LWL:
15.00 ft / 4.57 m
Beam:
5.50 ft / 1.68 m
S.A. (reported):
140.00 ft2 / 13.01 m2
Draft (max):
1.75 ft / 0.53 m
Draft (min):
0.50 ft / 0.15 m
Displacement:
260 lb / 118 kg
S.A./Disp.:
55.04
Disp./Len.:
34.39
Construction:
FG or Wood
First Built:
1932
# Built:
4000
Designer:
C. Lowndes Johnson

Sailboat Calculations

S.A./Disp.:
55.04
Disp./Len.:
34.39
Comfort Ratio:
2.71
Capsize Screening Formula:
3.45

Notes

The design was first displayed in a 'Yachting' magazine article of 1932.
Early wood boats were built by Skaneateles Boats Inc.

Most recent builder:
Whitecap Composites
147 Summit St
Bldg 3c Unit 2
Peabody, MA 01960
Phone: 978-278-5718
Fax: 978-587-2066
E-Mail: Paul@whitecapcomposites.com

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