12 Square Meter Sharpie vs Front Runner
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On the numbers
Next to the 12 Square Meter Sharpie, the Front Runner is 0.1 m shorter and 8% heavier. The 12 Square Meter Sharpie has the higher D/L (41, ultralight), the Front Runner the lower (39, ultralight). The 12 Square Meter Sharpie has the higher Comfort ratio (5.5, lightweight racing), the Front Runner the lower (3.3, lightweight racing). The Front Runner has the higher Capsize screening (3.50, above the guideline), the 12 Square Meter Sharpie the lower (2.35, above the guideline).
12 Square Meter Sharpie
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Front Runner
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| General | ||
| Builder | – | Front Runner Boat Works |
| Designer | Krogen Brothers | Bill Spencer |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Cbrd w/outboard rudder |
| Rigging | Gunter | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | Wood | FG |
| First built | 1931 | 1996 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 5.97 m ▲ | 5.87 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 5.39 m ▼ | 5.64 m ▲ |
| Beam | 1.43 m ▼ | 2.19 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 0.29 m ▼ | 1.37 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | 0.97 m ▲ | 0.15 m ▼ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 231 kg ▼ | 249 kg ▲ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 41 ▲ ultralight | 39 ▼ ultralight |
| Comfort ratio | 5.5 ▲ lightweight racing | 3.3 ▼ lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 2.35 ▼ above the guideline | 3.50 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 5.64 kn ▼ | 5.76 kn ▲ |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.