The Bombardier 4.8 is a Canadian sailing dinghy that was designed by Bombardier Research as a day sailer and first built in 1982.
The design was built by Bombardier Limited in Canada, but it is now out of production.
The Bombardier 4.8 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with polyurethane flotation and aluminum spars. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a flip-up, transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a flip-up centreboard keel. It displaces and can accommodate four people.
The design features an adjustable outhaul, boom vang, Cunningham and a roller furling genoa. It is also fitted with adjustable hiking straps. There is a small stowage compartment in the bow.
The design employs a vacuum cockpit self-bailer that can be left open when the boat is stationary.
The boat has a draft of with the centreboard extended and with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.
The design can also mount a spinnaker of .
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