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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 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 adult up to 6 feet in height.
The National 12 is a two-person, two-sail, twelve-foot (3.6 metre) long sailing dinghy. [1] They are sailed extensively in the UK. The class was started in 1936 by the Royal Yachting Association as an alternative to the more expensive International 14s .
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.
The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the centerboard extended and 0.42 ft (0.13 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer or car roof rack. [ 1 ] The boat may be fitted with a small outboard motor of up to 4 hp (3 kW) for docking and maneuvering.
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The OK Dinghy was selected as the Open class single hander for the Asian Games 1998. In 2003 carbon fibre masts were introduced to the class. In 2005, there was a revival of the OK class with many older boats being restored and updated, new boats being built and participation in club races rising.
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