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  2. One-design racing - Wikipedia

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    J/24 one-design sailboats racing. There are two primary methods of competition in sailboat racing: One-design and handicap racing (e.g. Portsmouth Yardstick, [9] Performance Handicap Racing Fleet [10] and Leading Yard Stick). One design refers to a racing class that consists of just one model or design of a sailboat. In one-design racing, the ...

  3. Force 5 - Wikipedia

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    The Force 5 is a small one-design racing sailboat that is similar to the more well known Laser but with a hard chine aft. Although it is designed for single-handed racing, two people can easily fit into the large cockpit. The boats are products of Weeks Yacht Yard on Long Island, New York. [1]

  4. List of dinghy classes designed before 1960 - Wikipedia

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    Cork Harbour One Design: 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m) William Fife: No current builders: Royal Cork Yacht Club: At least one boat active. [6] 1897: IRL: Howth 17 Footer: 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) W. Herbert Boyd: Various builders: Howth Yacht Club: Howth Yacht Club: About 17 boats actively race weekly. This is a one-design keelboat, and not a dinghy. [7] 1898 ...

  5. Bluenose one-design sloop - Wikipedia

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    The Bluenose is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by William James Roué as a one design racer and first built in 1946. Roué was also the designer of the Bluenose racing schooner, built in 1921. The term Bluenoser is a nickname for people from Nova Scotia. [2] [3]

  6. J/24 - Wikipedia

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    The J/24 is an international One-Design and Midget Ocean Racing Club trailerable keelboat class built by J/Boats and defined by World Sailing. [1] The J/24 was created to fulfill the diverse needs of recreational sailors such as cruising, one design racing, day sailing, and handicap racing.

  7. List of sailing boat types - Wikipedia

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    The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies, and multihull (catamarans and trimarans). Olympic classes [ edit ]

  8. International One Design - Wikipedia

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    The International One Design (IOD, International) is a class of sail boat developed in 1936 for yacht racing. It is a 33-foot open-cockpit day sailer used for day racing, rather than for overnight or ocean races. Popularised prior to the Second World War, the International One Design class is considered a classic one today.

  9. Sonar (keelboat) - Wikipedia

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    The Sonar is a one design trailerable racing sailboat that was designed by Canadian naval architect Bruce Kirby and first built in 1980. [1] [2] [3] The design was initiated as a commission from the members of the Noroton Yacht Club of Darien, Connecticut, United States. [1] The Sonar was inducted into the American Sailboat Hall of Fame in 2004 ...