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Selling a Squadron Yachts Buttercup Sailing Dinghy that was completely restored in 2024 to like new condition. The boat is 8ft long and features a gunter sail rig with aluminum spars, a 2015 sail, bronze and stainless steel hardware, a retractible centerboard, kick-up rudder, inner and outer hulls with foam in-between, teak seats, soft canvas rub rail, a teak skeg, two rowing positions, and oars with leather guards.
In 2024 the boat was refinished in Flagship Blue, all teak was stripped and varnished with multiple coats of marine spar varnish, all lines were replaced, and the stainless steel centerboard bolt was replaced.
The rig and the oars can be stored in the boat making it convenient as a tender towed behind a larger yacht, or stored on a dock on the lake.
I bought the boat from the original owner, sailed her, and stored her away for many years before restoring her. I am selling her because I have too many toys and not enough time to use them.
The boat is located in Ashby, MA.
$1800 Cash
Squadron Yachts strived to be the Hinckley Yachts of the 1970s small boat and sailing dinghy market. They built super high quality boats in Rhode Island with innovative features and came with price tags close to a new VW at the time. Their desire to build the best sailing dinghies, ended up costing them, because few could afford to buy them, and they were later absorbed by Bristol Yachts.
Equipment: sailing rig oars with leather chafe guards oar locks
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
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