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2. Hydroplane (boat) - Wikipedia

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   No-Vac at speed, 1933 Miss Jarvis on transport trailer, 2010 Hydroplane Miss America II on the Maumee River in Toledo, 1920. A hydroplane (or hydro, or thunderboat) is a fast motorboat, where the hull shape is such that at speed, the weight of the boat is supported by planing forces, rather than simple buoyancy.

3. Gar Wood Speedster - Wikipedia

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   Thus, despite Gar Wood boats were highly prestigious (a Gar Wood boat had a price mark-up of about 1.5 to 2.5 over a comparable Chris-Craft model of same size [22]) and the brand even used their famous customers since the 1920s as a reference in their advertizing, [23] the only famous person known to have owned a Gar Wood Speedster as its very ...

4. El Toro (dinghy) - Wikipedia

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   The boat has a draft of 18 in (46 cm) with the daggerboard extended and 6 in (15 cm) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or beaching. It can also be transported on a trailer or automobile roof. [1] [2] The design has a hull speed of 3.8 kn (7.0 km/h). [9]

5. G-W Invader - Wikipedia

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   G-W Invader, (sometimes listed as GW Invader), began production in 1967 with its 10-foot and 16-foot boats.The "G-W" indicated the last names of the founders. The initial designs of 10 and 16 footers were that of sport racing boats with a very low profile, low weight, and shallow draft.

6. Torpedo boat - Wikipedia

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   A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship ... Luppis presented Whitehead with the plans of the ... The speed of the boat when fully loaded was to be at ...

7. Optimist (dinghy) - Wikipedia

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   The Optimist is a small, single-handed sailing dinghy intended for use by young people up to the age of 15. The Optimist is one of the two most popular sailing dinghies in the world, with over 150,000 boats officially registered with the class and many more built but never registered.

8. Dinghy sailing - Wikipedia

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   Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats by using five essential controls: The sails; The foils (i.e. the daggerboard or centreboard and rudder and sometimes lifting foils as found on the Moth) The trim (forward/rear angle of the boat in the water)

9. Sailfish (sailboat) - Wikipedia

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   The Sailfish sailboat is a small, hollow body, board-boat style sailing dinghy. The design is a shallow draft , sit-upon hull carrying a lateen rigged sail mounted to an un- stayed mast . This style sailboat is sometimes referred to as a "wet boat" because, with its minimal freeboard , the sailor often gets splashed by spray as the boat moves ...