Banshee (dinghy)

Banshee
Development
DesignerRichard L. Reid
LocationUnited States
Year1969
No. built9,000
Builder(s)Marine Plastics, Banshee International
RoleOne-design Racer
NameBanshee
Boat
Crewone
Displacement115 lb (52 kg) (hull only)
Draft2.75 ft (0.84 m) with the daggerboard down
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionFiberglass
LOA13.00 ft (3.96 m)
LWL12.00 ft (3.66 m)
Beam4.92 ft (1.50 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typedaggerboard
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeCatboat rig
Sails
Sailplancatboat
Mainsail area88.00 sq ft (8.175 m2)
Total sail area88.00 sq ft (8.175 m2)

The Banshee, sometimes called the Banshee 13, is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Richard L. Reid as a one-design racer and first built in 1969.[1][2]

  1. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Banshee 13 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 22-23. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1