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The International DN is a class of iceboat.The name stands for Detroit News, where the first iceboat of this type was designed and built in the winter of 1936–1937.. Archie Arrol was a master craftsman working in the Detroit News hobby shop, and together with iceboaters Joe Lodge and Norman Jarrait designed a racing boat they called the "Blue Streak 60", later to become known as the
The DN 60 derives its name from the 1937 request of The Detroit News for a high-performance, inexpensive, home-built iceboat design. Modern DNs share many one-design features with the original boat, including the basic aerodynamic fuselage design, runner configurations and 60 square feet (5.6 m 2) of high-performance sail. [16]
[2] [1] In 1957, she changed to the International DN ice boat in 1957. In 1960, she became the first woman to win the annual International DN championship [3] and she won her first North American championship in the class; she won again in 1963. [4] While Pegel sometimes skis, during a 1965 interview published in Sports Illustrated, [5] she noted
DN class ice boat Class 3 competition land yacht 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 ( iceboat ) or on land ( land yacht ) over a chosen course , which is often part of a larger plan of navigation .
Sail plan of a brig. A sail plan is a drawing of a sailing craft, viewed from the side, depicting its sails, the spars that carry them and some of the rigging that supports the rig. [1]
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