420 (dinghy)

420
Class symbol
A 420 under sail
Development
DesignerChristian Maury
LocationFrance
Year1959
DesignOne-Design
RoleYouth trainer, racing
Boat
Displacement100 kilograms (220 lb)
Draft0.965 metres (3 ft 2.0 in)
TrapezeSingle
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionGRP
Hull weight80 kilograms (180 lb)
LOA4.20 metres (13 ft 9 in)
Beam1.63 metres (5 ft 4 in)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typeCenterboard
Rig
Rig typeBermuda
Mast length6.26 metres (20 ft 6 in)
Sails
Mainsail area7.45 square metres (80.2 sq ft)
Jib/genoa area2.8 square metres (30 sq ft)
Spinnaker area8.83 square metres (95.0 sq ft)
Upwind sail area10.25 square metres (110.3 sq ft)[1]
Racing
D-PN97.6[2]
RYA PN1087[3]

The International 420 Dinghy is a sailing dinghy popular for racing and teaching. The hull is fiberglass with internal buoyancy tanks. The 420 has a bermuda rig, spinnaker and trapeze. It has a large sail-area-to-weight ratio, and is designed to plane easily. The 420 is an International class recognised by World Sailing. The name refers to the boat's length of 420 centimetres (4.2 m; 13 ft 9 in).

  1. ^ "Introduction to the 420". 420 Sailing. Archived from the original on 2012-01-20.
  2. ^ "Centerboard Classes". Offshore.ussailing.org. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Portsmouth Number List 2012". Royal Yachting Association (RYA). Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2021.