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This template displays an external link to a sailor's profile at an official website of World Sailing (formerly the International Sailing Federation or ISAF), the international governing body for the sport of sailing. It is intended for use in the external links section of an article. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status id id Sailor ID, such as GBRHM15 ...
The Byte is 12 ft (3.7 m) long, 4 ft 3 in (1.30 m) wide and roughly 100 pounds (45 kg). The hull is composed of glass reinforced polyester and foam sandwich. The Byte is designed for sailors weighing 120 to 145 lb (54 to 66 kg) although most sailors weighing 90 to 160 lb (41 to 73 kg) should have no problems sailing this boat on a recreational basis.
Active: 2 (1 scrapped, 1 decommissioned (Ireland)) Speed: 17knts; Range: 4000 nmi at 17 knots; Operator: Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta, Nigerian Navy; Previous operators: Ireland 4 (0 in commission) Eithne-class helicopter patrol ship. Builder: Ireland; Displacement: 1,915 tons; Speed: 20+ knots; Range: 7000 nmi at 15 knots
Name Number built Year of first construction Designer Builder Notes 420: 56,000: 1959: Christian Maury: Several [12] [13]470: 1963 Christian Maury Several [14] [15]505: 1954
Single and double-handed sailing represents a rapidly growing sector of the sport of sailing. The Class 40 is a cheaper boat that can be sailed competitively in a range of conditions either short handed, by two people, or a solo sailor. The class is active in Europe, but growing in North America. Boats are built on a semi-production or custom ...
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 Sunfish is a personal-size, beach-launched sailing dinghy.It features a very flat, boardlike hull carrying an Oceanic lateen sail mounted to an un-stayed mast.. Sunfish was developed by Alcort, Inc. and first appeared around 1952 as the "next generation" improvement on their original boat, the Sailfish.
Examples of marine electronics devices to include in a network are GPS receivers, autopilots, wind instruments, depth sounders, navigation instruments, engine instruments, and nautical chart plotters. The interconnectivity among instruments in the network allows, for example, the GPS receiver to correct the course that the autopilot is steering