Bagatelle is an Eric Sponberg designed, Rick Waters built cold-molded, wood-epoxy constructed fast daysailer/racer with an on-deck arrangement and accommodations below to allow for lots of friends and family along for an afternoon's romp, berthing space for the racing crew or a comfortable weekend (or longer) cruise.

The Eric Sponberg design of Bagatelle (French for “a trifle”) was commissioned in 1997 and after construction she was launched in the summer of 2001. An avid racer, her owner wanted a lightweight boat that could plane in under 20 knots of wind, point really well and sail fast upwind, yet still look like it belongs in good company sitting next to a Concordia yawl—in his words, “a modern classic.” Specific features include: very lightweight construction (Douglas fir veneers over western red cedar strip-planking); chined hull form in the stern sections for planing; lifting keel for easy trailerability; B&R rig (no backstay, triple spreaders) for high lift, large sail area, and high speed; and water ballast.

Bagatelle’s hull is partially chined with wide, flat after sections and very narrow bow sections. The chine is very pronounced back aft and blends into the bow and disappears forward of the keel. Bagatelle has standing headroom under the coach roof and sitting headroom forward of that. The design draws lots of compliments from the public, in part from its long, sleek look but also from its performance on the water and racecourse either cruising, day sailing or racing.

Price: $95,000 now $75,000
Location: Southeastern Connecticut