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The spars may be made from aluminium or wood, but are invariably aluminium in modern boats. A monograph-style "IO" insignia (after IODA - the International Optimist Dinghy Association) on the sail is a registered trade-mark and may only be used under licence from the International Optimist Association.
The boat has a draft of 4.49 ft (1.37 m) with the lifting keel extended and 1.83 ft (0.56 m) with it retracted, allowing ground transportation on a trailer. [1] [3] The boat may be optionally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. [1] [3] The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 99 with a high of 111 and low of 96.
Under what is known as the Second International rule (1920–33) the yachts had gone from being less than 9.1 metres (30 ft) in overall length to being almost 12 metres (40 ft). By 1929, the 5 Metre class was becoming more popular as a cheaper and smaller alternative for Sixes, but the final blow was creation of the International 5.5 Metre ...
The width of the boat (the beam) is ideally a bit more than 1/2 the hull length, i.e. the 20-foot (6.1 m) Supercat had a 12-foot (3.7 m) beam and is one of the very highest performing catamarans, however a 12 foot wide boat needs to be completely disassembled for transport by trailer on public roads, that greatly limited sales and popularity of ...
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 Mirror was from the start promoted as an affordable boat, and as a design it has done a great deal to make dinghy sailing accessible to a wide audience. Although most popular in the UK, Mirrors are also sailed in other countries, notably Australia , Ireland , Sweden , Canada , the Netherlands , South Africa , New Zealand , the Philippines ...