29ER vs Thumb 15
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On the numbers
Next to the 29ER, the Thumb 15 is 0.1 m longer and 1% heavier. The Thumb 15 has the higher Capsize screening (4.04, above the guideline), the 29ER the lower (3.83, above the guideline).
29ER
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Thumb 15
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| General | ||
| Builder | Several under License | – |
| Designer | Julian Bethwaite | E. G. van de Stadt |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Centerboard Dinghy |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | FG | Plywood |
| First built | 1998 | 1979 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 4.40 m ▼ | 4.50 m ▲ |
| Waterline length | – | 4.20 m |
| Beam | 1.70 m ▼ | 1.80 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 0.70 m ▼ | 0.95 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | – | 0.12 m |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 90 kg ▼ | 91 kg ▲ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | – | 34 ultralight |
| Comfort ratio | – | 2.1 lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 3.83 ▼ above the guideline | 4.04 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | – | 4.97 kn |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.