Blue Crab 11

Blue Crab 11
Development
DesignerHarry R. Sindle
LocationUnited States
Year1971
No. built900
Builder(s)Lockley Newport Boats
Mobjack Manufacturing
RoleSailing dinghy
NameBlue Crab 11
Boat
Displacement200 lb (91 kg)
Draft2.75 ft (0.84 m), with daggerboard down
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionFiberglass
LOA11.08 ft (3.38 m)
LWL10.25 ft (3.12 m)
Beam5.17 ft (1.58 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typedaggerboard
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
Sails
SailplanFractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area65.00 sq ft (6.039 m2)
Jib/genoa area23.00 sq ft (2.137 m2)
Total sail area88.00 sq ft (8.175 m2)
Racing
D-PN110.8
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The Blue Crab 11, also called the Gloucester 11, is an American utility dinghy that can be rowed, used as a motorboat or as a sailing dinghy. It was designed by Harry R. Sindle and first built in 1971. The design is named for the family of crustaceans.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Blue Crab 11 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Harry R. Sindle". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ^ Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 8-9. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1