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The Mirror 16 was designed for the racing enthusiast and also the camping/potterer dinghy sailor. The concept was a relatively light dinghy with a large sail area that could easily be reefed. The mainsail was designed for slab reefing and the large genoa had roller reefing. The Mirror 16, like the Mirror 11, was produced with distinctive red sails.
Friendship Sloop in c. 1920 Fiberglass Friendship Sloop Bay Lady (launched in 1979) Diagram of a Friendship Sloop. The Friendship sloop, also known as a Muscongus Bay sloop or lobster sloop, is a gaff-rigged working boat design that originated in Friendship, Maine around 1880 and has survived as a traditional-style sailboat.
The C&C 37 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim.It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder.It displaces 14,300 lb (6,486 kg) and carries 6,000 lb (2,722 kg) of lead ballast.
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the water (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ice or on land over a chosen course, which is often part of a larger plan of navigation.
At the 2020 Olympics at least 75% of the boat skipper medalists were former Optimist world or continental championship sailors. [14] The first World Championship was held in Great Britain in 1962 and it has grown to over 60 countries participating. [15] The changing pattern of the strongest countries can be seen from the results of the Nations ...
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The Y Flyer is a recreational sailboat, initially built predominantly of wood, later versions were constructed of fiberglass, with wood trim.It has a flexible fractional sloop rig with wooden or aluminum spars and a rotating mast.
The first Butterfly nationals was held at Grand Rapids Yacht Club in 1962, after which the boat was declared the official training boat of the Western Michigan Yachting Association. [2] Barnett quickly moved production to Kenosha, Wisconsin where it stayed until he sold the company in 1982 to Hedlund Marine in Willmette, Illinois, but ...