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The 12-foot (3.7 m) hull is a scow design. The craft has a stayed 18-foot (5.5 m) mast set as a Marconi rig with a single mainsail with a 75-square-foot (7.0 m 2 ) surface area. The cockpit is 15 ½" deep, exceptionally deep for this size of sailboat, and can accommodate an adult up to 6 feet in height.
The first 'International Dinghy Championship' was held by the Royal Munster Yacht Club in Cork Harbour on 12, 13 and 14 August 1925. [9] In 2011 the first Irish combined DBSC 12 foot and int. 12 foot Championships for at least 40 years was held at the Royal St George Yacht Club.
The boat has a draft of 3 ft (0.91 m) with a bilgeboard extended and can be transported on a trailer. [1] For sailing the design is equipped with hiking straps and has a mainsail window to improve visibility. It also has a 2:1 mechanical advantage, four-part mainsheet traveler, a Cunningham, a 12:1 boom vang and a 3:1 outhaul. [2]
The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the centerboard extended and 0.42 ft (0.13 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer or car roof rack. [ 1 ] The boat may be fitted with a small outboard motor of up to 4 hp (3 kW) for docking and maneuvering.
The Twitchell 12 is a recreational sailing dinghy, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with a jib boom, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a cockpit joystick and a retractable daggerboard. It displaces 165 lb (75 kg). [1] [2]
The boat has a draft of 2.50 ft (0.76 m) with the centerboard extended and 0.33 ft (0.10 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer or car roof rack. [ 1 ] The design's sharp prow is intended to cut though waves and the design is capable of planing .
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The requirements for this dinghy were: an overall length of 12 feet, a beam of 4 feet 6 inches and; a single sail of 100 square feet. The hull was to be clinker, planked in spruce on bent timbers. [4] Cockshott's design became known worldwide as the 'International' 12 Foot Dinghy.