Nipper
Description
The Nipper (often called the Ray Greene Nipper or simply Nipper) is a classic American daysailer/centerboard dinghy designed and built by Ray Greene (Ray Greene & Co., Toledo, Ohio, USA), a pioneer in fiberglass boatbuilding. Introduced in 1938, it was one of the earliest fiberglass production sailboats (initially plywood, later FG), with approximately 2,300 hulls built over the decades (1938–1970s, with some later examples). It features a simple cat rig (Marconi/catboat style, single sail on unstayed mast), centerboard for shallow draft and trailering/beaching, open cockpit for 1–2 people (or small family), and a reputation as a fun, stable, easy-to-sail trainer/daysailer—popular in the Midwest/Great Lakes (e.g., Clark Lake fleets) for one-design racing and casual use. It's lightweight, durable, and forgiving, with minimal maintenance and classic lines.
Construction Details
| Designer | Ray Greene |
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| Builder | Ray Greene & Co (Toledo, Ohio, USA) |
| Length | 12.000 ft |
| LOA | 12.000 ft |
| Beam | 5.000 ft |
| Displacement | 250 lb |
| Max Draft | 2.670 ft |
| Min Draft | 0.500 ft |
| Year Built | 1938 |
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Documents
Sails
Nipper - MAINSAIL
| Luff | 18.08 ft - (5511 mm) |
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| Foot | 10.09 ft - (3075 mm) |
| Leech | * 20.18 ft - (6151 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 20.4 ft - (6218 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4.5 in - (114 mm) |
| Area | * 94.24 ft² |
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