Sailboat Specifications
Hull Type:
Centerboard Dinghy
Rigging Type:
Cat (Marconi)
LOA:
12.08 ft / 3.68 m
LWL:
11.00 ft / 3.35 m
Beam:
5.00 ft / 1.52 m
S.A. (reported):
85.00 ft2 / 7.90 m2
Draft (max):
2.00 ft / 0.61 m
Draft (min):
0.33 ft / 0.10 m
Displacement:
160 lb / 73 kg
Ballast:
S.A./Disp.:
46.17
Bal./Disp.:
0.00
Disp./Len.:
53.67
Construction:
FG
Ballast Type:
First Built:
1964
Last Built:
# Built:
Builder:
Pearson Yachts (USA)
Designer:
William Tritt
Website:
Sailboat Calculations
S.A./Disp.:
46.17
Bal./Disp.:
0.00
Disp./Len.:
53.67
Comfort Ratio:
2.56
Capsize Screening Formula:
3.69
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Notes
Thanks to Matt Tritt, son of the designer, for providing corrections and additional information.This PETREL should not be confused with another PETREL dinghy, built of aluminum (1966) in Canada and designed by Rhodes. (We probably helped to promote this error for a number of years.)
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