Length: 12ft.
Beam: 4ft 3ins.
Sail Area: 58 sq.ft.
Weight (Car Top): 100lbs.
Optimum Singlehanded Weight: 120-145lbs.
Construction: Glass Reinforced Polyester/Foam Sandwich
The Byte, designed by Ian Bruce, is a high-performance singlehanded dinghy that is 12-feet long (3.7 m) and weighs 100 lbs (45.4 kg). This boat is suited for sailors weighing between 90 and 160 lbs (40.8 - 72.6 kg) with the optimum all-round, all-weather weight for racing being 120 - 145 lbs (54.4 - 65.8 kg).
With over 2,500 boats worldwide, the Byte is currently manufactured and raced on 4 continents: Asia, Europe, North America and South America.
The 2005 rule changes, which were approved by ISAF and which are effective March 1, 2005 contained a provision for the Class to vote on keeping the CII within the Class or to set up a separate Class. With the vote now in, the CII stays as a Division within the Class and final 2005 version of the rules, including the Measurement Diagrams and Sail number placement drawings is available as a PDF.
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