Sea Snark Mark II (Super Snark)
Description
The Sea Snark Mark II (also known as Super Snark) is an ultralight, portable lateen-rigged daysailer designed by the Snark team, introduced around 1958 by Snark Sailboats (Meyers Boat Co.) of Chicago, with later production by Cleatline Boats and CastleCraft. Over 30,000 units were built, making it one of the most popular foam dinghies ever, prized for its ABS foam construction (unsinkable, rigid, lightweight at 50 lb), easy assembly from a kit, daggerboard for stability, and beginner-friendly handling on small lakes or beaches—no trailer needed. Features include minimal draft (1-14 inches), bright colors, and simple rigging for quick launches.
Construction Details
| Designer | In House Design |
|---|---|
| Builder | Meyers Boat Company, Adrian, Michigan |
| Length | 10.917 ft |
| LOA | 10.917 ft |
| LWL | 10.500 ft |
| Beam | 3.167 ft |
| Displacement | 50 lb |
| Max Draft | 1.167 ft |
| Min Draft | 0.083 ft |
| Year Built | 1958 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | - |
|---|---|
| j | - |
| p | - |
| e | - |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Sea Snark Mark II (Super Snark) - LATEEN
| Luff | 14 ft - (4267 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 12 ft - (3658 mm) |
| Leech | 13.5 ft - (4115 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 62 ° |
| Area | 74.17 ft² |
| Edit in Calculator |
Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
Comments
