Review of Vigø-jolle

Basic specs.

The Vigø-jolle is a sailing dinghy designed by the maritime architect Jens Quistgaard in the late sixties. The Vigø-jolle is built by the Danish yard Walsteds Baadeværft.

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Hull

The hull is made of wood.

Keel

Full keel

The Vigø-jolle is built with a long keel. A long keel provide a better directional stability than a similar boat with a fin keel; on the other hand, better directional stability means also that the boat is more difficult to handle in a harbour with less space.

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.45 - 0.55 meter (1.48 - 1.78 ft) dependent on the load.

Sailing characteristics

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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 Vigø-jolle is 3.38.

Compared with other similar dinghies it is slimmer than 98% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more speedy hull design. This type of design is also referred to as 'needle'.

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.