| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Hubert Vandestadt and Fraser McGruer |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1972 |
| No. built | 340 |
| Builder(s) | Vandestadt and McGruer Limited |
| Role | Sailing dinghy |
| Name | Shrimp |
| Boat | |
| Crew | two for racing |
| Displacement | 120 lb (54 kg) |
| Draft | 2.50 ft (0.76 m) centreboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fibreglass |
| LOA | 9.58 ft (2.92 m) |
| Beam | 4.83 ft (1.47 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | centreboard |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Gunter rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Catboat |
| Mainsail area | 50.00 sq ft (4.645 m2) |
| Total sail area | 50.00 sq ft (4.645 m2) |
The Shrimp is a Canadian dinghy that was designed by Hubert Vandestadt and Fraser McGruer and first built in 1972. The boat was designed to employed as a powered yacht tender, a rowboat or as a sailing dinghy.[1][2]