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A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open water, while modern recreational keelboats have prominent fixed fin keels, and considerable draft.
The J/24 was created to fulfill the diverse needs of recreational sailors such as cruising, one design racing, day sailing, and handicap racing. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The J/24 class has more than 50,000 people sailing 5,500 boats worldwide; is established in 27 countries and is the world's most popular one design keelboat.
J/22. The J/22 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass over a Baltex core, with teak wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel.
The Access 303 is a single or two crew sailing keelboat, which is recognised by the International Sailing Federation as an international class. [1] It is typically regarded as being a beginner's dinghy.
The J/80 is a racing keelboat, with the hull built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig with a retractable bowsprit controlled from the cockpit by a deployment line. The hull has a raked stem , a plumb transom , a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed swept fin keel .
16 Platu 25. 17 Shark 24. 18 Soling. 19 Sonar. 20 Star. ... Printable version; In other projects ... This is a List of World Championships medalists in sailing in ...
The International Platu 25 Class Association was formed as the owners association to support the class and promote racing amongst owners which led to it becoming an ISAF-recognised class. This entitled the class to hold World Championships. The boat current two builders being Beneteau in France and Extreme Sailing Products near Singapore. [1]
The Melges 20 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig with a roller furling jib. The hull has a plumb stem, a slightly reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable lifting keel, with a lead bulb weight. It displaces 1,146 lb (520 kg). [1] [2] [9]