Review of Pirate (Martens)

Basic specs.

The Pirate (Martens) also known as Pirat or Pirate or Pirate is a small sailing dinghy designed by the German maritime architect Carl Martens in the mid thirties. Several thousand boats have been produced.

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Hull

The hull is made of wood.
Some boats has a hull made of Fibreglass.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Pirate (Martens) is about 52 kg/cm, alternatively 294 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 52 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 294 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Pirate (Martens) is 3.11.

Compared with other similar dinghies it is slimmer than 88% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more speedy hull design.

Maintenance

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Finally

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.