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From 2000 to 2016, the 2.4 Metre was the official single-crew class boat for sailing at the Summer Paralympics although it was used in a more one-design form utilising the Norlin Mk3 design. Year v
The 2.4 Metre World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta of 2.4 Metre keelboats, organized by the host club on behalf of the International 2.4mR Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body. [1]
A recent development has been the 2.4 Metre Class—a Metre class boat designed for a solo sailor. As a keelboat, and unlike a dinghy, it does not require the crew to balance his weight to keep the boat from capsizing. Therefore, it has become a very popular class for the physically disabled, and is currently used in the Paralympics.
The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies, and multihull (catamarans and trimarans). Olympic classes [ edit ]
29er. The 29er class is targeted at youth, especially those training to sail the larger Olympic 49er.The Youth Sailing World Championships [citation needed] has adopted it to replace the Laser 2 - which was designed by Julian Bethwaite's father Frank.
The O'PEN Skiff, or O'pen Skiff, is a sailing dinghy that was designed by Vitali Design of Italy for children's sail training and as a one design racer. It was first built in 2006. [1] [2] The design is a World Sailing international class. [3] The boat was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the O'PEN Bic, but was renamed the O'PEN Skiff ...
The boat has been an Olympic class since it was selected by the International Sailing Federation to be the men's high performance double handed dinghy Sydney Summer Games of 2000. Its derivative featuring a re-designed rig, the 49er FX, was selected by World Sailing to be the women's high performance double-hander at the Rio Summer Olympics of ...
The Sabot is a sailing dinghy that is sailed and raced singlehandedly usually by young sailors in various parts of the world. Sabots returning to the clubhouse after a race. The boat is suitable for amateur production. Early models were usually made from plywood. More recent models have been made from fiberglass.