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Development | |
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Designer | Frank Meldau |
Location | United States |
Year | 1962 |
No. built | 710 |
Builder(s) | Fiberglass Unlimited |
Role | One-design racer |
Name | Isotope |
Boat | |
Crew | one |
Displacement | 275 lb (125 kg) |
Draft | 2.50 ft (0.76 m) with the centerboards down |
Hull | |
Type | Catamaran |
Construction | Fiberglass |
LOA | 16.00 ft (4.88 m) |
Beam | 7.50 ft (2.29 m) |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | twin centerboards |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudders |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
Sails | |
Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
Mainsail area | 140 sq ft (13 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 45 sq ft (4.2 m2) |
Total sail area | 185 sq ft (17.2 m2) |
Racing | |
D-PN | 74.0 |
The Isotope is an American catamaran sailing dinghy that was designed by Frank Meldau as a one-design racer and first built in 1962.[1][2]
The design is the larger stablemate of the Cheshire 14 catamaran.[2]
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