Butterfly (dinghy)
The Butterfly is a one-design sailing dinghy, originally designed for a crew of two, but now most commonly raced single-handed. It was designed in 1961 in Libertyville, Illinois by John Barnett. The 12-foot (3.7 m) hull is a scow design. The craft has a stayed 18-foot (5.5 m) mast set as a Marconi rig with a single mainsail with a 75-square-foot (7.0 m2) surface area. The cockpit is 15 ½" deep, exceptionally deep for this size of sailboat, and can accommodate an adult up to 6 feet in height.
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | John Barnett |
| Location | Libertyville, Illinois |
| Year | 1961 |
| Design | Scow |
| Name | Butterfly |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 1-2 |
| Draft | .660 m (2 ft 2.0 in) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Hull weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| LOA | 3.632 m (11 ft 11.0 in) |
| Beam | 1.372 m (4 ft 6.0 in) |
| Rig | |
| Mast length | 5.486 m (18 ft 0 in) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 6.967 m2 (74.99 sq ft) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 108.3 |
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