420 vs Vago
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On the numbers
Next to the 420, the Vago is the same length and 6% heavier. The 420 has the higher Capsize screening (3.59, above the guideline), the Vago the lower (3.32, above the guideline).
420
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Vago
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| General | ||
| Builder | Various (amateur or kit built) | Laser Performance |
| Designer | Christian Maury | Jo Richards |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Centerboard Dinghy |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | FG | Roto molded poly/Tri-Skin foam sand. |
| First built | 1959 | 2005 |
| Number built | 56,000 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 4.20 m | 4.20 m |
| Waterline length | 4.01 m | – |
| Beam | 1.65 m ▲ | 1.56 m ▼ |
| Draft (max) | 0.97 m ▼ | 1.15 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | 0.15 m | – |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 100 kg ▼ | 106 kg ▲ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 43 ultralight | – |
| Comfort ratio | 2.7 lightweight racing | – |
| Capsize screening | 3.59 ▲ above the guideline | 3.32 ▼ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 4.86 kn | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.