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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats by using the sails, adjustable centreboard, and tiller.
While many dinghies are single handed (one person only) such as the Laser, many are double handed such as the Heron, Tasar or NS14 and some have more than 2 sailors.
Sailing dinghies can be one design, virtually no difference between boats, or development classes like the International Moth which has gone from a wide hulled scow, to a thin hulled skiff and now with a hydrofoil based design competing.
www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/d/di/dinghy_sailing.html   (1779 words)

  
 Mirror (dinghy) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mirror is a highly successful pram dinghy, with more than 70,000 built.
The Mirror was from the start promoted as an affordable boat, and it has probably done more than any other design to make dinghy sailing in the UK a sport available to anyone.
The Mirror will never be the fastest boat on the water, or the most elegant, but it holds a special place in the affections of a large number of dinghy sailors.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mirror_Dinghy   (415 words)

  
 49er (dinghy) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 49er is a newer one-design class of small sailing dinghy.
The boat is experiencing an increase in popularity due to its exhibition in the Sydney Olympics of 2000.
By replacing the spinnaker pole with an asymmetrical spinnaker system which comes straight out the of the bow of the boat facilitating higher speeds and greater ease at flying it.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/49er_(dinghy)   (180 words)

  
 49er Class
The 49er is a slightly smaller version of the Eighteen-foot skiff, but with some major differences - it is one design and a double - handed vessel.
The 49er uses a double trapeze and as the name suggests, it is 4.99 metres in length.
The 49er was chosen as the Olympic class high performance dinghy by the International Sailing Federation in 1996 following its evaluation against eleven of the best dinghies in the world.
www.yachting.org.au /?Page=692   (169 words)

  
 49er Boat Test   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
If Batman had to select a high-performance dinghy as a Batboat, the 49er would have to be top of his wish list.
The 49er is pitching for Olympic class status for the Sydney Games in 2000, and Bethwaite has been working hard to build a worldwide infrastructure of builders and class associations.
Those who have experience only of soft-sailed, traditional dinghies such as the 505 or 470 may complain that it is too unforgiving.
www.seahorse.co.uk /dinghy11/small4.html   (1474 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Wadlow opts to seek 49er gold   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In other words, the 49er was the perfect boat for Wadlow, who got a degree in mechanical engineering from Boston College after graduating from Torrey Pines High.
The Europe and Finn dinghy classes are also sailing in the round of trials that end Sunday.
In addition to Wadlow, Coronado's Lauren Maxam is sailing in the Europe class while her brother Zack is crewing for Dalton Bergan in the 49er class.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20040217-9999-mz1s17-49er.html   (784 words)

  
 29er Sailing Dinghy Boats
The 29er is a 'no-holds-barred' skiff designed along the same sleek lines as its big sister, the 49er.
It is also, like the 49er, an instant 'worldwide' boat with six builders around the globe producing identical boats and an international class association already in place.
Constructed from hi-tech composite foam sandwich, the hull is ultra-lightweight with a self-draining cockpit.
www.wet-windy.co.uk /2150_29er.html   (183 words)

  
 Olympic Classes
A one-man centerboard dinghy, the Finn requires tremendous physical exertion and mental concentration.
Made of fiberglass and carbon fiber to be strong and light, the 49er weighs 275 pounds when fully rigged.
The 49er class representative to the Olympic Sailing Committee is Andy Mack.
www.ussailing.org /olympics/Classes.htm   (2788 words)

  
 ABC Online News - Sports: Sailing
Competition is held over 11 races (16 in the 49er class) and finishing first earns one point, second earns two points and so on.
Nicholson has long been fancied as a medal prospect in the 49er at the Olympics, and it was this fact which seems to have swung the vote in his favour.
The 49er row aside, Australia will be confident of a good performance in Sydney, given that the team will be used to sailing in Sydney Harbour’s unique conditions by the time the Olympic regatta is underway.
www.abc.net.au /news/olympics/sports/sailing.htm   (1510 words)

  
 Royal Yachting Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The 49er fleet should see great competition this weekend as not only is it the Ranking Series but also the final weekend of the RYA 49er Gold Series where the sailors have a chance to win part of the 4000 Euro prize pot.
The first weekend of racing at the RYA 49er Gold Series in Weymouth provided mixed conditions for the competitors, many of who were new to the high performance 49er class.
In second place was the newly crowned 49er world champion and Sydney silver medallist Simon Hiscocks who had temporarily swapped places in the boat from the front to the back and exchanged his normal partner for Tim Paul.
www.rya.org.uk /Racing/Olympic/News?contentID=2845041   (871 words)

  
 ireland.com / Today / Sport / Olympics 2004
Eleven races are scheduled for each Olympic event, except the 49er, for which 16 races are held.
2) Dinghy - Finn, Europe, Laser, 49er and 470 classes are dinghies, characterised by a lifting centreboard and have either a single sail (una) rig, for the Finn, Europe and Laser; or two-sail (sloop) rig for the 470 class.
Dinghies are steered by a rudder, and the crew use their body weight as leverage to counterbalance forces developed by the rig.
www.ireland.com /sports/olympics2004/olympic_sports/sailing.htm   (849 words)

  
 Ovington Web
The 49er is the two person one-design skiff which has transformed competitive dinghy sailing offering performance, excitement and spectacle, previously only found in 18 footers, together with the unmatched ferocity of competition only generated in Olympic fleets.
This means the 49er smoothly accelerates onto the plane and the speed just goes on rising.
The most remarkable feature of the 49er at first sight is its solid wings which make the boat safe and a joy to sail.
www.ovingtonboats.com /content/49er/boatinfo.htm   (363 words)

  
 Fleets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It is an excellent training ground for the higher performance dinghies because although the boat is safe, easy and fun to handle, it is also an exciting planing dinghy that performs like many of the bigger boats.
The Optimist is a single-handed dinghy, approx 2.3m in length, which is ideal for children between the ages of 8 and 15 who are learning to sail.
This three person planing dinghy is 19' long, has one trapeze and a spinnaker, and is one of the fastest and most popular dinghies racing on the Swan.
www.mbsc.com.au /fleets.html   (459 words)

  
 INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS
A movable, fin-shaped protrusion under the hull that prevents a boat from sliding sideways and is used to right capsized dinghies.
A single-handed centreboard dinghy class, often called "the small Finn", which is the smallest Olympic-class boat and is used for women-only competition.
A harness device worn by sailors on some dinghy, skiff or catamaran classes of boats which, with a metal stay from the mast, lets them lean almost completely outboard.
www.olympic.org /uk/sports/programme/equipment_uk.asp?DiscCode=SA&sportCode=SA   (532 words)

  
 Go Sail ! - dinghy sailing, trailer sailing, blue water sailing,boating and yachting
This is because the 49er is a development of the Sydney Eighteen foot skiff, and the skiff class has itself recently experienced an unprecedented two decades of the most intense development.
The 49er gives the ultimate combination of horsepower to weight in a boat that two people can almost handle.
By design, the 49er is overpowered most of the time.
www.go-sail.co.uk /49er.asp   (233 words)

  
 Olympic News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
49er sailors, like most athletes here at the Olympic Sailing Competition, dislike waiting around for the breeze, but wait they did and after a pronounced delay for the expected sea breeze to settle down, the fleet went out for their featured TV day in a building South easterly.
Today was due to be a lay-day for the 49er sailors here on the sixth day of competition in the Olympic sailing competition but as the fleet were two races behind schedule, they went out in similar conditions to yesterday in order to catch up.
The Double-handed Dinghy Open Event is postponed for two hours, whilst the Race Committee wait for the wind to decrease to be within the permitted limits.
www.isaf.org /olympics2004/Reports.asp   (4873 words)

  
 Bethwaite Design // How Starboard Products became Bethwaite Design   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The 49er was conceived during a convivial lunch in 1989 attended by Julian and Peter Johnstone (then of Laser/Sunfish) from Rhode Island.
As interest in the 49er escalated, it became apparent that a training boat was required and so the 29er (actually thought of before the 49er but developed afterwards) took shape.
The 49er requires knowledge of apparent wind sailing, tacking downwind with asymmetric spinnakers and boathandling skills that are not currently developed by traditional designs.
www.bethwaite.com /4398,01,1-0-history.html   (2253 words)

  
 Grand Prix Sailor 9/12/96
Of the 11 classes in attendance, the B-14, Boss, 49er and 5000 were placed on the short list and asked to stay for an additional day of observation.
The 49er is the fastest, the 5000 is the best established and the Boss might provide a more technical challenge with its readily adjustable rig, somewhat in the manner of a modern International 14.
The 49er is undoubtedly the radical boat, bred from Bethwaite's years of 18-foot skiff sailing and design.
old.cruisingworld.com /gps/1996/gps3796.htm   (2486 words)

  
 US Europe Dinghy Class Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
ISAF president Paul Henderson brought to the table a motion that proposed voting for the eight non-contentious classes to be voted as a block, followed by debate and selection of the remaining two events, namely windsurfing and the single-handed dinghy women.
Discussion then moved towards the windsurfing event, for which two options were brought to the table: The Mistral One-design and the Neil Pryde RS:X. The Neil Pryde RS:X was the recommended board by the ISAF Windsurfing Equipment evaluation panel and was also recommended by the Events, Women's Sailing and Executive Committees earlier in the week.
Initially discussion was all about the ostensible facts that the ideal weight range for the laser radial was heavier than that required for the Europe.
www.europedinghy.org   (485 words)

  
 Sailing News of The Regatta Sailing Community
At 4 o’clock the blue 49er and 29er groups saw their races abandoned due to a big storm and all boats returned ashore.
For the first weekend of the RYA 49er Gold Series the format was changed to incorporate the Red Bull Tide Ride to make the event even more challenging and varied.
Malcesine - Al termine delle prime cinque prove della fase finale del Campionato mondiale 49er, in corso di svolgimento a Malcesine sul lago di Garda, i leader della classifica sono gli spagnoli Martinez-Fernandez (5-5-8-1-20 i loro parziali) che precedono gli ucraini Rodion — Leonchuk.
www.sailing1st.com /news.asp?classid=16   (2012 words)

  
 USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Organizers plan 11 races in each class except the 49er, which has 16 races on the schedule.
Boats receive points for the finish — one point for first, two for second, etc. The boat with the lowest score after all races are complete is the winner.
The 49er class plans three races per day until the last day, when it also concludes with one race.
www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/athens/boat/sailing-info.htm   (456 words)

  
 About C-Tech - produces carbon masts, foils, prods, carbon spinnaker poles and carbon tubing for dinghies and sports ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Although I began producing masts and prods for other skiff sailors this was done in my spare-time.
C-Tech as a business didn't start until I was asked to make 49er wings and foils for MacKay boats (distinguished builder of 49er's and 470's in New Zealand).
C-Tech continues to produce 49er products as well as components for other high-performance dinghy classes.
www.c-tech.co.nz /about.htm   (498 words)

  
 49er Olympic Sailing
Day two of the 49er event has been postponed as there are problems with the highly painted spinnakers that have been supplied to each team by the International 49er Class Association.
Ian has been sailing the 49er since it was first selected as an Olympic Class, and his experience will be very valuable in the heat of competition, making this team a strong medal prospect.
Musto announce that they are to sponsor Paul Brotherton and Neil McDonald in their 49er, for the run in to the Sydney 2000 games.
www.ukdinghyracing.com /olympic/49er.htm   (696 words)

  
 ► Guide Searchwatch : Recreation : Boating : Sailing : Dinghy Sailing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
An account of a sailing cruise round the Small Isles in the Hebrides, Scotland in a Wayfarer dinghy.
A site for those interested in pottering or cruising small sailing boats, such as canoes, dinghies and trailer sailers.
Dinghy Sailing category powered by Free PHP ODP Script © Site Directory
www.searchwatch.net /index.php?c=Recreation/Boating/Sailing/Dinghy_Sailing   (395 words)

  
 Ovingtons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Recent additions to the Ovington range have included the 29er, the Olympic 49er, the new 59er, the B14, and the Musto Skiff.
From the same stable that brought you the fastest 18ft skiffs in the world, and the 49er, the 29er is turning youth sailing on it's head
The 59er is a non-trapeze, 4.7m sailing dinghy, rigged with an asymmetric spinnaker.
www.bosuns.co.uk /ovingtons.htm   (405 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- San Diegan Wadlow wins sailing berth in Olympics
Wadlow won the berth in the high-performance dinghy class – each five-mile race average about 35 minutes – with an 11-point edge over Dalton Bergan of Massachusetts, who had Zack Maxam of Coronado as crew.
Lauren Maxam of Coronado, Zack's sister, finished seventh in the women's Europe dinghy trials, one of five classes concluding their trials out of Miami.
Wadlow finished eighth in the 49er Worlds last year and currently is seventh in the international rankings.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/olympics/20040223-9999-223.html   (392 words)

  
 Olympic Preview: Sailing
Mostly because seven of the current classes of boats being used in Olympic competition are actually small dinghies or sailboards and are far from the definition of a yacht.
The open events are single-handed dinghy (Laser class), double-handed, high-performance dinghy (49er), double-handed catamaran (Tornado class), two-person keelboat (Star class), and the aforementioned three-person keelboat (Soling class).
The 49er, a super-efficient, high performing skiff, is a recent entry into the Olympics.
www.factmonster.com /spot/ol-sailing.html   (511 words)

  
 standingRigging.com
Follow the Irish 49er Sailing Team on their journey to the Olympic Games in Athens 2004.
Designed by Jack Holt in 1956, the Solo remains a popular dinghy, sailed at many clubs in the UK and abroad.
Australian NS14 Sailing dinghy, a two-person 14ft, main and jib, centreboard dinghy.
www.standingrigging.com   (1250 words)

  
 Audi to sponsor 49er for Sydney 2000 Games - 11/12/97
"The Audi 49er wind racing team is the ideal partner for Audi in Australia to increase our profile among people who enjoy the outdoor lifestyle, speed and excitment - people who are not afraid to be different, to take a few risks at times and go out on a limb with a new concept.
The team formed in May this year to sail in the new 49er class with both team members boasting over 20 years experience racing sailing vessels.
The sleek, silver "Audi quattro" dinghy, emblazoned with the four red Audi rings, is currently under construction by Australian designer, Julian Bethwaite, who was responsible for the creation of the 49er, a high performance, high speed sailcraft which is considered heir to the wellknown 18 foot skiffs.
www.fastlane.com.au /News_Audi/49er.htm   (492 words)

  
 Tecnoseek Recreation : Boating : Sailing : Dinghy Sailing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ahoy-Boats.co.uk - Multihull Sailing Dinghy - Mulithull sailing boat, rowing boat, motor boat, trimaran, proa, catamaran or dory, the 16' VirusPlus is all of these in one.
Beginners Muck - An account of a sailing cruise round the Small Isles in the Hebrides, Scotland in a Wayfarer dinghy..
International Moth Homepage - This is the place to go to find out anything about the International Moth sailing dinghy.
www.tecnoseek.it /Dir/Recreation/Boating/Sailing/Dinghy_Sailing   (514 words)

  
 ABC Online News - Sailing Schedule
Open high performance dinghy 49er fleet races, women's single-handed dinghy Europe fleet races, open single-handed dinghy Laser fleet races, men's sailboard Mistral fleet races, women's double-handed dinghy 470 fleet races
Open high performance dinghy 49er fleet races, men's single-handed dinghy Finn fleet races, open double-handed keelboard Star fleet races, women's single-handed dinghy Europe fleet races, open single-handed dinghy Laser fleet races
Open high performance dinghy 49er fleet races, men's single-handed dinghy Finn fleet races, open double-handed keelboard Star fleet races, men's sailboard Mistral fleet races, women's double-handed dinghy 470 fleet races, open three person keelboat Soling round robin
www.abc.net.au /news/olympics/schedule/sailing.htm   (360 words)

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