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12 SQUARE METER SHARPIE
• Designed by Krogen Brothers
General Information
Hull Type:
Centerboard Dinghy
Rigging Type:
Gunter
Construction:
Wood
First Built:
1931
Dimensions
Length Overall (LOA):
5.97 m
Length Waterline (LWL):
5.39 m
Beam:
1.43 m
Draft (Max):
0.29 m
Draft (Min):
0.97 m
Weight & Ballast
Displacement:
231 kg
Sail Plan
Sail Area (reported):
12.73 m²
Engine & Systems
Performance Ratios
Hull Speed:
5.64 knots
SA/Displacement (Reported):
34.39
Displacement/Length:
41.06
Comfort Ratio:
5.48
Capsize Screening:
2.35
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.