Bombardier 3.8

The Bombardier 3.8 is a Canadian sailing dinghy, first built in 1974.

The design is a development of the 1973 Bombardier Invitation, although smaller and lighter.

The boat was sold in Sweden as the Triss Racer.

Production
The design was built by Bombardier Limited in Canada, but it is now out of production.

Design
The Bombardier 3.8 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has an unstayed catboat rig, a raked stem, vertical transom, a wooden transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a wooden daggerboard keel. It displaces 110 lb.

The boat has a draft of 2.60 ft with the daggerboard down and 0.33 ft with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer or car top.