Development | |
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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]