Metcalf (dinghy)

Metcalf
Development
DesignerBill Lapworth
LocationUnited States
Year1960
No. built450
Builder(s)W. D. Schock Corp
RoleRacer
NameMetcalf
Boat
Displacement130 lb (59 kg)
Draft3.00 ft (0.91 m) with daggerboard down
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionfiberglass
LOA13.00 ft (3.96 m)
LWL12.00 ft (3.66 m)
Beam4.49 ft (1.37 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typedaggerboard
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
Sails
Sailplancatboat
Mainsail area93.00 sq ft (8.640 m2)
Total sail area93.00 sq ft (8.640 m2)

The Metcalf is an American sailboat that was designed by Bill Lapworth as a racer and first built in 1960. The boat is named for Darby Metcalf who built the first example.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Metcalf sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Metcalf". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "C. William Lapworth 1919 - 2006". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "C. William Lapworth". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.