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WILDFIRE
Built by O'Day Corp. (USA)/ Gmach & Co. (UK)
• Designed by Ian Proctor
General Information
Hull Type:
Lifting Keel
Rigging Type:
Fractional Sloop
Construction:
FG
First Built:
1968
Dimensions
Length Overall (LOA):
5.11 m
Length Waterline (LWL):
4.57 m
Beam:
1.91 m
Draft (Max):
1.19 m
Draft (Min):
0.28 m
Weight & Ballast
Displacement:
281 kg
Ballast:
113 kg
Sail Plan
Sail Area (reported):
15.33 m²
Engine & Systems
Performance Ratios
Hull Speed:
5.19 knots
SA/Displacement (Reported):
36.36
Ballast/Disp Ratio:
40.32%
Displacement/Length:
82.01
Comfort Ratio:
5.37
Capsize Screening:
2.93
Notes
This boat features a hollow daggerboard secured in place by a hatch. Ballast is lowered into the keel using small bags of lead shot. It's unknown how similar to the orginal version the later O'Day model is. Thanks to the folks at CVRDA.com for providing information on the WILDFIRE as well as some other English boats of this era. (Another boat that has a similar feature is the Milne designed VULCAN.)