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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Moth_red.svg) Class symbol | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Moth_Kiel2008.jpg) An International Moth Class sailing hydrofoil flying over the water. | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Design | Development Class |
| Name | International Moth |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Anything: Carbon Fiber, Fiberglass, Wood |
| Hull weight | Unrestricted |
| LOA | 4.355metres |
| LWL | 3.355metres |
| Beam | 2.25metres |
| Sails | |
| Total sail area | 8.25m2 |
| Racing | |
| RYA PN | 600 |
The Moth is a small development class of sailing dinghy. Originally a small, fast home-built sailing boat designed to plane, since 2000 it has become an expensive and largely commercially produced boat designed to hydroplane on foils though many are still built at home, typically at much lower cost.
The pre-hydrofoil design Moths are still sailed and raced, but are far slower than their foiled counterparts.