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The requirements for this dinghy were: an overall length of 12 feet, a beam of 4 feet 6 inches and; a single sail of 100 square feet. The hull was to be clinker, planked in spruce on bent timbers. [4] Cockshott's design became known worldwide as the 'International' 12 Foot Dinghy.
It was designed in 1961 in Libertyville, Illinois by John Barnett. [1] The 12-foot (3.7 m) hull is a scow design. The craft has a stayed 18-foot (5.5 m) mast set as a Marconi rig with a single mainsail with a 75-square-foot (7.0 m 2) surface area. The cockpit is 15 ½" deep, exceptionally deep for this size of sailboat, and can accommodate an ...
The first 'International Dinghy Championship' was held by the Royal Munster Yacht Club in Cork Harbour on 12, 13 and 14 August 1925. [9] In 2011 the first Irish combined DBSC 12 foot and int. 12 foot Championships for at least 40 years was held at the Royal St George Yacht Club.
The Twitchell 12 is a recreational sailing dinghy, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with a jib boom, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a cockpit joystick and a retractable daggerboard. It displaces 165 lb (75 kg). [1] [2]
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The boat has a draft of 1.50 ft (0.46 m) with the daggerboard extended and 0.33 ft (0.10 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer or car roof rack. The mast is a two-piece design to allow it to be disassembled for car-top transport. [1] [2]
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The type is supported by a type club, the Buccaneer 18 Class Association, that regulates the boat design and holds races. [11] In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote that the, "Buccaneer, originally built by Chrysler, is a big boat with a 7-foot 3-inch cockpit, seating six. The boat was designed to be easy to sail and maintain.