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The O'PEN Skiff is a single-handed training and racing sailboat.The hull is built of thermoformed, molded polyethylene, with a two-section mast and aluminum boom.It has a catboat rig, with a K.Film polyester, fully-battened mainsail; a raked stem, an open transom; a transom-hung, composite epoxy rudder, controlled by a tiller with an extension and a retractable, composite epoxy daggerboard.
The 18 ft Skiff has come a long way in more than 100 years of continuous development. [2] From heavy boats carrying a crew of ten or more, to today's high-tech, light-weight, high performance design. Parts of the history of the early days of skiff sailing, between 1892 and 1945, is found on the pages of the Australian 18 Footers League.
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.
The wooden boats are open-topped, while the fibreglass versions have a small cuddy-cabin aft of the mast. The design features a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a raised transom, a keel-mounted rudder on a fixed long keel. Some were also built with a centreboard in place of the long keel. It displaces 2,050 lb (930 kg) and carries 800 lb ...
The Cherub is a 12 feet long, high performance, [1] two-person, planing dinghy first designed in 1951 in New Zealand by John Spencer [2] (d 1996). The class is a development (or "box rule") class, allowing for significant variation in design between different boats within the rule framework.
The mast is set far back in the boat to make room for the large asymmetric spinnaker. [3] [4] The boat has a fast handicap, with a Portsmouth Yardstick of 870, [5] designed with racing in mind. For this reason it is highly suitable for more experienced sailors. [3] The boat does not have a trapeze, [2] but instead makes use of wide wings. [3]
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The boat has a draft of 5.90 ft (1.80 m) with the standard keel, 6.40 ft (1.95 m) with the optional deep keel. There was also an optional stub keel and centreboard version. That version has a draft of 6.90 ft (2.10 m) with the centreboard extended and 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with it retracted.
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