Designers Choice
The Designers Choice is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens as a sail training and racing boat and first built in 1978. It was Sparkman & Stephens' design #2349.
Class symbol | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Sparkman & Stephens |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1978 |
| No. built | 1500 |
| Builder(s) | Howmar Boats |
| Role | Sailing dinghy |
| Name | Designers Choice |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 315 lb (143 kg) |
| Draft | 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the centerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 14.87 ft (4.53 m) |
| LWL | 12.75 ft (3.89 m) |
| Beam | 6.08 ft (1.85 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | centerboard |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 82 sq ft (7.6 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 38 sq ft (3.5 m2) |
| Total sail area | 120 sq ft (11 m2) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 101.3 |
The Designers Choice was later developed into the Shadow, by making the cockpit longer and deeper and adding internal seating.
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