Development | |
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Designer | Jim Taylor |
Location | United States |
Year | 2005 |
Builder(s) | Precision Boat Works |
Role | Youth sail training |
Name | Transit 380 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 450 lb (204 kg) |
Draft | 3.30 ft (1.01 m) with centerboard down |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | fiberglass |
LOA | 12.50 ft (3.81 m) |
LWL | 11.90 ft (3.63 m) |
Beam | 5.10 ft (1.55 m) |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | centerboard |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 12.63 ft (3.85 m) |
J foretriangle base | 4.00 ft (1.22 m) |
P mainsail luff | 15.16 ft (4.62 m) |
E mainsail foot | 7.60 ft (2.32 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
Mainsail area | 61.00 sq ft (5.667 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 25.30 sq ft (2.350 m2) |
Spinnaker area | 45.4 sq ft (4.22 m2) |
Total sail area | 86.30 sq ft (8.018 m2) |
The Transit 380, styled as the Transit_380 or T_380, is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Jim Taylor for youth sail training and first built in 2005. The boat was intended to act as a "transition" boat between the Optimist dinghy and more high performance boats. The designation indicates the length overall in centimeters.[1][2][3]