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2. 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.

3. Dinghy - Wikipedia

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   Dinghy of the schooner Adventuress Safety dinghy, yacht tender. A dinghy [2] is a type of small boat, ... The upper size limit is often stated as 20 feet (6.1 m ...

4. 470 (dinghy) - Wikipedia

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   The 470 (Four-Seventy) is a double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centreboard, Bermuda rig, and centre sheeting. Equipped with a spinnaker, trapeze and a large sail-area-to-weight ratio, it is designed to plane easily, and good teamwork is necessary to sail it well. The name comes from the boat's length of 470 centimetres (4.7 m; 15 ft 5 ...

5. Laser (dinghy) - Wikipedia

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   The boat's design began in 1969 with a phone call between Canadians Bruce Kirby and Ian Bruce. While discussing the possibility of a car-topped dinghy (a boat small enough to be carried on a roof rack of a typical car) for a line of camping equipment, Bruce Kirby sketched what would be known as "the million dollar doodle".

6. Wayfarer (dinghy) - Wikipedia

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   [4] [5] The Wayfarer's size, stability and seaworthiness have made it popular with sailing schools, and led it to be used as a family boat in a wide variety of locations. Not only a versatile cruising dinghy, Wayfarers are also raced with a Portsmouth Number of 1105. As of 2013, it has a Portsmouth Yardstick rating of 91.6. [6]

7. List of sailing boat types - Wikipedia

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   Howmar Boats [86] Dolphin 15 Senior: 1964: Glenn and Murray Corcorran: Silverline Boats, Dolphin Sailboat Company [87] Dovekie 21: 1978: Phil Bolger: Edey & Duff [88] El Toro (dinghy) 1939: Charles McGregor: Moore Sailboats W. D. Schock Corp [89] E Scow: 1924: Arnold Meyer Sr: Johnson Boat Works Melges Performance Sailboats [90] Firefly (dinghy ...