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BLUE JAY
• Designed by Drake Sparkman/Sparkman & Stephens
General Information
Hull Type:
Centerboard Dinghy
Rigging Type:
Fractional Sloop
Construction:
Plywood or FG
First Built:
1947
Number Built:
7200
Dimensions
Length Overall (LOA):
4.11 m
Length Waterline (LWL):
3.43 m
Beam:
1.58 m
Draft (Max):
1.12 m
Draft (Min):
0.15 m
Weight & Ballast
Displacement:
125 kg
Sail Plan
Sail Area (reported):
8.36 m²
Engine & Systems
Performance Ratios
Hull Speed:
4.49 knots
SA/Displacement (Reported):
34.08
Displacement/Length:
86.22
Comfort Ratio:
3.99
Capsize Screening:
3.18
Notes
Once seen widely in novice programs and in yacht clubs from Florida to Maine (USA), but also in teen's, men's, and women's events. The BLUE JAY was originally constructed of plywood. The class association voted to allow fiberglass in the early 1960s.