Snark Wildflower Sailboat Review, Specs, and Listings
Builder drawing- Hull Type
- Monohull · daggerboard
- Rig
- Fractional Sloop
- LOA
- 11.5' · 3.51 m
- Disp.
- 90 lbs · 41 kg
- First year
- 1972
The Snark Wildflower is a compact and accessible sailboat model, epitomizing its builder's commitment to making sailing simple and affordable for a broad audience. Measuring 11.5 feet in length overall, this monohull was designed as a lightweight, user-friendly vessel, ideal for beginners and casual recreational sailors. Built by Snark Products Inc., the Wildflower entered the market with a reputation for ease of handling and durable construction, hallmarks of the Snark brand. Notably, a version of the Wildflower equipped with a lateen rig was known as the Mayflower.
Measurements
Dimensions 01
- Length Overall
- 11.5 ft
- Length on deck
- —
- Waterline Length
- —
- Beam
- 4.75 ft
- Draft
- —
- Maximum Headroom
- —
- Air Draft
- —
Construction & hull 02
- Construction
- Plastic/Polyethylene
- Hull Type
- Monohull
- Keel Type
- Daggerboard
- Rudder
- 1× —
- Ballast
- — (Lead)
- Displacement
- 90 lbs
- Water Capacity
- —
- Fuel Capacity
- —
Rig & sails 03
- Rigging Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Mainsail luff
- —
- Mainsail foot
- —
- Foretriangle height
- —
- Foretriangle base
- —
- Forestay Length (estimated)
- —
- Sail Area
- 100 sqft
Calculations 04
- Sail Area to Displacement Ratio
- 79.67
- Ballast to Displacement Ratio
- —
- Displacement to Length Ratio
- —
- Comfort Ratio
- —
- Capsize Screening Ratio
- 4.24
- Hull Speed
- —