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Pico

Sailboat specifications

The Pico is a 11’6” (3.5m) dinghy designed by Jo Richards (United Kingdom). She is built since 1995 by Laser Performance (United States).

Pico's main features

Model
Pico
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Dinghy
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Country
United States
Construction
Hull and deck: rotomolded
Number of hulls built
About 11000
First built hull
1995
Last built hull
Still in production
Appendages
Centerboard : daggerboard
Helm
Single tiller
Rudder
Single transom hung rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
Yes
EC design category
 iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions)

A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m
B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m
C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m
D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m
D
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
About 
2 650
 (2020)

Pico's main dimensions

Hull length
11’ 6”3.5 m
Beam (width)
4’ 8”1.43 m
Draft
2’ 8”0.82 m
Light displacement (MLC)
154 lb70 kg
Maximum displacement (MLDC)
540 lb245 kg

Pico's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
67 ft²6.19 m²
Mainsail area
55 ft²5.1 m²
Jib area
12 ft²1.09 m²
Rigging type
Cat boat Marconi (in-mast furling mainsail) fractional
Mast configuration
Mast foot integrated on deck
Rotating spars
No
Spreaders angle
No spreader
Spars construction
Aluminum spars

Pico's performances

Crew
1-2
PY (Portsmouth Yardstick) rating
 iPortsmouth Yardstick is an empirical rating system allowing small sailboats (dinghies included), of different sizes and designs, to race each other fairly. Therefore, by comparing these values, we can have an indication of the relative speed of 2 boats.
1260
D-PN rating
 iDPN is a variation of Portsmouth Yardstick used in the United States.
104.6
Upwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
392 ft²/T36.44 m²/T

Pico's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
No engine

Pico's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Open aft cockpit
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