Solo

Design
- Name
- Solo
- Designer
- Jack Holt
- Manufacturer
- Butler Boats
- Designed / First built
- 1956
The National Solo class is a racing dinghy designed by Jack Holt in 1956. The Solo is sailed in the United Kingdom, Holland and Australia. Originally designed in wood, competitive boats are now widely available in Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) or composite construction (FRP hull and wood deck) as well as wood.
Build / Config
- Rig type
- Keel stepped, stayed mast
- Vessel type
- Dinghy
- Hull type
- Monohull
- Construction
- Wood & GRP
Rating / Handicap
- Portsmouth
- 1140
- Number of crew
- 1 (typical)
Dimensions
- Length (overall)
- 3.78m
- Beam
- 1.55m
- Draught
- 1.07m
- Mast
- 5.97m
- Displacement
- 70.0 kg
Sails
- Sail area (total)
- 8 m2
- Main sail area
- 0.0 m2
- Spinnaker area
- 0.0 m2