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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Alvin Youngquist |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1938 |
| No. built | 2,770 |
| Builder(s) | Jack A. Helms Co. Jibetech Turner Marine Hinterhoeller Limited |
| Name | Y Flyer |
| Boat | |
| Crew | two |
| Displacement | 500 lb (227 kg) |
| Draft | 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with centerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull scow |
| Construction | wood or fiberglass |
| LOA | 18.17 ft (5.54 m) |
| LWL | 14.50 ft (4.42 m) |
| Beam | 5.67 ft (1.73 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | centerboard |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 110 sq ft (10 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 51 sq ft (4.7 m2) |
| Total sail area | 161 sq ft (15.0 m2) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 88.1 |
The Y Flyer is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Alvin Youngquist in 1938 as a one-design racer and first built in 1941.[1][2][3]
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Y Flyer sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Alvin Youngquist". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 96-97. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1