The Sonata 8 is a sailboat that was designed by American Gary Mull as a one design racer and first built in 1979.
The boat was built by Investigator Yachts in Australia starting in 1979, but the design is out of production.
The Sonata 8 design was developed into the Sonata 26 in 1980 and produced by the same manufacturer. The two boats share the same specifications.
The Sonata 8 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a lifting or optionally fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the keel down and with the keel retracted. The fixed keel version has a draft of .
The design has a hull speed of .
After its introduction in 1979 the design was raced in Australia as a one-design class.
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