Beta Marine

Beta Marine

Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Centerboard Dinghy
Rigging Type: Fractional Sloop
LOA: 16.40 ft / 5.00 m
Beam: 5.25 ft / 1.60 m
Displacement: 400.00 lb / 181 kg
Max Draft: 2.50 ft / 0.76 m
Min Draft: 0.60 ft / 0.18 m
Construction: Wood/FG
First Built: 1935
# Built: 6000
Builder: Various
Designer: Carl Martens

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
Capsize Screening Formula: 2.85

calculation mobile

2 nd ad half width

3rd ad full width

Sailboat Links

Builders: Abeking & Rasmussen
Associations: Pirate Class Dinghy (GER)
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Notes

The Pirate is a 'youth' dinghy sailed primarily in Germany where an active class exists to this day. Fiberglass contruction was introduced in 1960.