Awards
Byte Boats teamed up with designer Bruce Farr to mastermind the Mega Byte - undoubtedly the best new performance one-design dinghy for 2000. Their goal was to create a boat that could be sailed with two crew or raced singlehanded. The result is a powerful and versatile 130-pound singlehander, which genuinely impressed the judges. Not only does it sail superbly on all points of sail, says Boat of the Year judge Greg Fisher, but it's loaded with cool, go-fast features: carbon-fiber mast, smartly engineered sail controls (including an adjustable traveler), aluminum foam-injected centerboard and rudder extrusions, and revolutionary mast step unit. After sailing it, it was clear to the judges that the Mega Byte will lead the evolution of the singlehanded racing dinghy.
