T Class symbol | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | George Owen |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1935 |
| Builder(s) | Herreshoff Manufacturing, Beetle Boat Co., Paceship Yachts, Whitecap Composites |
| Role | Sailing dinghy |
| Name | Tech Dinghy |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Draft | 2.00 ft (0.61 m) with centerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Wood or fiberglass |
| LOA | 12.00 ft (3.66 m) |
| Beam | 4.67 ft (1.42 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | centerboard |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | catboat rig or Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop Masthead sloop |
| Total sail area | 72.00 sq ft (6.689 m2) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 111.2 |
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The Tech Dinghy is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by George Owen, a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as a one-design racer and for sail training. It was first built in 1935.[1][2][3]
The Tech Dinghy design was later developed into the Intercollegiate dinghy by Paceship Yachts.[1][4]