18 foot dinghy
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Development | |
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Designer | G.L. Watson & Co. |
Year | 1919 |
Boat | |
Crew | 2 |
Draft | 2.5 ft (0.76 m) |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Hull weight | 2,750 lb (1,250 kg) |
LOA | 24.5 ft (7.5 m) |
LWL | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
Beam | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
Hull Appendages | |
Keel/Board Type | Fixed + Centerboard 1,200 lb (540 kg) |
Rig | |
Rig Type | Bermuda rig |
Sails | |
Upwind Sail Area | 306 sq ft (28.4 m2) |
Former Olympic class |
The 18 foot Dinghy was used in the 1920 Summer Olympics as a double handed Olympic class. One team was present at the starting line and won the gold. Three races were scheduled, with final places decided by total points with point-for-place scoring for each race. Only one race was started with only Great Britain competing but accounts vary as to if they actually finished the race.[1]
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Probably the only sailing photo of the 18 foot dinghy left
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Published in The Yachting Monthly 1919
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Published in The Yachting Monthly 1919
Olympic results
Sources vary, giving the only participant the credits for the gold medal.[2] Others rank them as AC?[3]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1920 Antwerp |
![]() Francis Richards Thomas Hedberg |
No further competitors | No further competitors |
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/SAI/mixed-18-foot-race-one.html Results 18 foot Dinghy 1920
- ↑ Wallechinsky, David (1 January 1988). The complete book of the Olympics. Viking. p. 577. ISBN 978-0-670-82110-5. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ↑ Mallon, Bill; Bijkerk, Anthony Th (December 2008). The 1920 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland & Co Inc Pub. p. 432. ISBN 978-0-7864-4070-2. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
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