Review of Wayfarer Mk III

Basic specs.

The Wayfarer Mk III is a small sailing dinghy. The Wayfarer Mk III is built by the Canadian yard Abbott Boats.

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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 Wayfarer Mk III is about 57 kg/cm, alternatively 324 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 57 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 324 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 Wayfarer Mk III is 2.61.

Compared with other similar dinghies it is more spacy than 54% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.

Maintenance

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References

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