Crew 1 or 2 Hull weight 180 lb (82 kg) Beam 5 ft (1,500 mm) | Draft 3 ft (910 mm) LOA 15 ft 7 in (4,700 mm) Mast Length 22 ft (6,700 mm) | |
The Bombardier Invitation sailboat, is a one-design class of small sailing dinghy, similar to the Laser. It was manufactured by Bombardier in the 1970s.
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History
The Invitation was briefly mentioned in Popular Science and Popular Mechanics in 1974 and 1975. Bombardier filed for a Canadian trademark in December 1973, and it was registered in November 1974. It was later inactivated in January 1990.
Design
In addition to the Invitation, the company produced a similar, though slightly smaller, boat called the Bombardier 3.8 .
Invitation
The hull of the Invitation is 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) long, with a hull weight of 82 kg (180 lb). It is cat rigged with only a loose-footed sleeved batten-less mainsail that slips over the two-piece mast. The batten-less design allows the mainsail to wrapped around the mast when not in use. It has a beam of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in).
Bombardier 3.8
The Bombardier 3.8 has a similar, but smaller design to the Invitation. The hull of the Bombardier 3.8 is 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) long with a displacement of 123 lb (56 kg) and a sail area of 60 sq ft (5.6 m2)
The Bombardier 3.8 was rebranded in Sweden as the Triss Racer dinghy.