29er (dinghy)

29er
Class symbol
Development
Boat
Crew2 (single trapeze)
Hull
Hull weight74 kg (163 lb)
LOA4.40 m (14.4 ft)
Beam1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Rig
Mast length6.25 m (20.5 ft)
Sails
Spinnaker area16.83 m2 (181.2 sq ft)
Upwind sail area13.19 m2 (142.0 sq ft)
Racing
D-PN84.5[1]
RYA PN902[2]

The 29er is a two-person high performance sailing skiff designed by Julian Bethwaite and first produced in 1998. Derived from the Olympic class 49er class, it is raced in the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships.[3] The 29er is able to reach high speeds fairly quickly by having a sleek and hydrodynamic hull and will often exceed the wind speed when planing both up and downwind.

  1. ^ "Centerboard Classes". US Sailing. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Portsmouth Number List 2020". Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 25 September 2020.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Bethwaite Design". Archived from the original on 15 June 2006. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

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