2.4 Metre (keelboat)

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Specifications Under Current Rules
Number of crew 1 LOA 2.4m 13ft 7in Beam 0.75mm 2ft 8in Draft 1.1m 3ft 3in Hull weight (with fittings) 400lbs Sail Area of total of Main and Jib 81sq.ft
Paralympic Class

The 2.4mR is a one-person keelboat designed by Peter Norlin of Sweden. It is a miniaturized version of the old America's Cup boats on a 1:5 scale. 2.4mR has been a Paralympic class since 2000 and is ideal for handicap integrated sailing since the sailor does not move in the boat, and everything is adjustable from right in front of the sailor. Both hand-steering and foot-steering is possible. The boat's ability in integrated sailing has been proven on the result lists of several World Championships. In 2002 and 2005 there were handicapped World Champions. The boat is sailed without a spinnaker, but with a whisker-pole for the jib.

History

After the 1980 America's Cup, people in the Newport,RI area started sailing boats called Mini-12s named for the 12-Meter Yachts used in the America's Cup. As the class developed, word of it spread to Sweden, where yacht designer Peter Norlin lived. Norlin tweeked the disign, and along with other naval architect designed the 2.4 meter yacht class. In addition to all the sailing aspects of the boat, Norlin worked the design to incorprate features for the physically disabled to use the boat.

External Links

• [US Class Page]