29er

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Specifications Under Current Rules
29er
Number of crew 2 (Single Trapeze) LOA 4400 mm 14 ft 5in Beam 1700 mm 5 ft 7in Hull weight (with fittings) 90 kg 198 lb Sail Area of total of Main and Jib 13.19 m². 141.97sq.ft Sail Area Spinnaker 16.83 m². 181.15sq.ft

The 29er is a skiff designed by Julian Bethwaite and first produced in 1998. It is targeted at youth, especially those training to sail the larger 49er. It has a single trapeze and an asymmetric spinnaker much like that of the 49er (although smaller). The popular boat is considered a more rapid alternative to the laser dinghy and has an international racing class devoted to it. They are a very fast boat and easy to sail. With the kite rigging set up, (one rope up, one rope down), it is quickly becoming a very popular youth dinghy class, with people from sabots etc coming into them

Recently, Bethwaite has been working in San Francisco with Jen Glass designing the 29erXX, with increased sail area and double trapeze with the same hull.

The 2006 world championships were held at Weymouth in the UK with an entry of 105 boats representing 15 nations. Silja Lehtinen (Finland) crewed by Scott Babbage (Australia) won the event. World championships have been held annually since 2000.

[edit] References

• British 29er Association
• 29er.org
• Ovington Boats
• Bethwaite Design
• North American Class Page