Development | |
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Designer | Sparkman & Stephens |
Location | United States |
Year | 1978 |
No. built | 1500 |
Builder(s) | Howmar Boats |
Role | Sailing dinghy |
Name | Designers Choice |
Boat | |
Displacement | 315 lb (143 kg) |
Draft | 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the centerboard down |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Construction | Fiberglass |
LOA | 14.87 ft (4.53 m) |
LWL | 12.75 ft (3.89 m) |
Beam | 6.08 ft (1.85 m) |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | centerboard |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
Sails | |
Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
Mainsail area | 82 sq ft (7.6 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 38 sq ft (3.5 m2) |
Total sail area | 120 sq ft (11 m2) |
Racing | |
D-PN | 101.3 |
The Designers Choice is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens as a sail training and racing boat and first built in 1978. It was Sparkman & Stephens' design #2349.[1][2][3]
The Designers Choice was later developed into the Shadow, by making the cockpit longer and deeper and adding internal seating.[1]