3.7 (Farr) vs Byte
Compare up to 4 boats side by side.
On the numbers
Next to the 3.7 (Farr), the Byte is the same length and 6% lighter. The 3.7 (Farr) has the higher Capsize screening (4.22, above the guideline), the Byte the lower (3.68, above the guideline).
3.7 (Farr)
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Byte
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| General | ||
| Builder | – | Byte Boats Inc. / Performance Sailcraft |
| Designer | Bruce Farr | Ian Bruce |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Dbrd. Dinghy |
| Rigging | Cat (Marconi) | Cat (unstayed) |
| Construction | FG | FG |
| First built | 1971 | 1973 |
| Number built | – | 2,500 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 3.70 m ▲ | 3.66 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | – | 3.20 m |
| Beam | 1.52 m ▲ | 1.30 m ▼ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 48 kg ▲ | 45 kg ▼ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | – | 38 ultralight |
| Comfort ratio | – | 2.0 lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 4.22 ▲ above the guideline | 3.68 ▼ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | – | 4.34 kn |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.