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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Contender_sailing_dinghy.jpg) A Contender on reach at the 1998 worlds | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Ben Lexcen |
| Location | Australia |
| Year | 1967 |
| Design | One-Design |
| Role | Fleet racing |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Draft | 1,447 mm (57.0 in) |
| Trapeze | Single trapeze |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | GRP Wood Composite (Wood/GRP) |
| Hull weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
| LOA | 4,875 mm (191.9 in) |
| Beam | 1,500 mm (59 in) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Centreboard |
| Rudder(s) | skeg hung |
| Rig | |
| General | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 4,345 mm (171.1 in) |
| J foretriangle base | 1,250 mm (49 in) |
| P mainsail luff | 3,050 mm (120 in) |
| E mainsail foot | 2,700 mm (110 in) |
| Mast length | 6,427 mm (253.0 in) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 10.8 m2 (116 sq ft) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 90.1[1] |
| RYA PN | 970[2] |
| Class is a member of World Sailing | |
The International Contender is a single-handed high performance sailing dinghy, designed by Bob Miller, latterly known as Ben Lexcen, (Australia) in 1967 as a possible successor to the Finn dinghy for Olympic competition.[3][4]
The Contender is recognised as an International Class by World Sailing, the governing body of sail boat racing, which administers the class rules.
- ^ "Centerboard Classes". US Sailing. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Portsmouth Number List 2017". Royal Yachting Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ Henshall, David (2010). 'Hooked On! The International Contender Story. Matador. ISBN 978-1-84876-318-0.
- ^ "The history of the contender class". International Contender Association. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.