Seller's Description
The Oday Widgeon 12 is a recreational fiberglass dinghy sailboat . It has a fractional sloop rig with a loose-footed mainsail, a nearly plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung, kick-up rudder/tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 180 lb (82 kg); fiberglass centerboard 15 lb (7 kg). Draft 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with centerboard and 5” retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. The boat may be fitted with a small outboard up to 4 hp. Accommodates four people although it is normally raced with two. Sealed mast, plus the boat has foam flotation to enhance self rescue. Bow eye to attach a mooring or trailering. The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 122.6 In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote that the “Widgeon is light and responsive and accelerates quickly. It is raced, but probably the primary use has been as a trainer.” Sailrite notes, “the O’Day Widgeon is large enough for parents to sail with their small children yet small enough to be easily singlehanded. The Widgeon can be sailed with the main only or the more standard sloop rig”.
Equipment: Ready to sail condition INCLUDES Good trailer! Fiberglass deck and hull. Centerboard, kick-up rudder. 180 pounds Sail area: 90 square feet. MAIN AND JIB Only - NO SPINNAKER Easy to trailer, set up and sail. Good first boat to learn the basics of sailing. Jib and main sail are in fair condition. Note–Photo with red hull is a generic under-sail photo. Boat includes Main & Jib Only
Specs
- Designer
- Robert H. Baker
- Builder
- O'Day Corp.
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- 5300
- Hull
- Monohull Dinghy
- Keel
- Centerboard
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 12′ 4″ / 3.8 m
- Waterline Length
- 9′ 10″ / 3 m
- Beam
- 16′ 4″ / 5 m
- Draft
- 0′ 5″ / 0.1 m — 16′ 4″ / 5 m
- Displacement
- 180 lb / 82 kg
- Ballast
- ?
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 90′² / 8.4 m²
- Total Sail Area
- ?
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- ?
- P
- ?
- E
- ?
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- ?
- I
- ?
- J
- ?
- Forestay Length
- ?
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- 0
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
8.7 kn
Classic: 4.64 kn
Hull Speed
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.
Formula
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
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
45.0
>20: high performance
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
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.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
- ?
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
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.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
-
46.6
<100: Ultralight
Displacement / Length Ratio
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.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
2.7
<20: lightweight racing boat
Comfort Ratio
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.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
3.5
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising
Capsize Screening Formula
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.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
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