12 Square Meter Sharpie vs Geary 18
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On the numbers
Next to the 12 Square Meter Sharpie, the Geary 18 is 0.4 m shorter and 3% heavier. The Geary 18 has the higher Capsize screening (2.71, above the guideline), the 12 Square Meter Sharpie the lower (2.35, above the guideline).
12 Square Meter Sharpie
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Geary 18
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| General | ||
| Builder | – | Blanchard Boat Co. |
| Designer | Krogen Brothers | L. E Ted Geary |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Centerboard Dinghy |
| Rigging | Gunter | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | Wood | FG/Wood |
| First built | 1931 | 1928 |
| Number built | – | 1,500 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 5.97 m ▲ | 5.54 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 5.39 m | – |
| Beam | 1.43 m ▼ | 1.66 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 0.29 m ▼ | 1.14 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | 0.97 m ▲ | 0.59 m ▼ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 231 kg ▼ | 238 kg ▲ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 41 ultralight | – |
| Comfort ratio | 5.5 lightweight racing | – |
| Capsize screening | 2.35 ▼ above the guideline | 2.71 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 5.64 kn | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.