Byte (dinghy)
Class symbol | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Ian Bruce |
| Name | Byte |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | GRP |
| Hull weight | 100 lb (45 kg) |
| LOA | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Beam | 4 ft 3 in (1.30 m) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 73 sq ft (6.8 m2) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 97.4 (91.4 C-II) |
| RYA PN | CII - 1123 CI - 1223 |
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The Byte is a single-handed sailing dinghy designed by Canadian Ian Bruce, who also commissioned and marketed the Laser. The Byte has three sail choices, the Byte Classic, the Byte CI, and the Byte CII with the CII being the most commonly sailed. The CII has been sailed at the Youth Olympic Games in 2010 and 2014 and the classic at the Youth Sailing World Championships in 2000 and 2002.