Albacore (dinghy)

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Specifications Under Current Rules
Number of crew 2 LOA 4.5 m 15 ft Beam 1.6 m 5 ft 3 in Hull weight (with fittings) 136 kg 300 lb Draft 1.42 m 4 ft 6 in Sail area of total of Jib 3.2 m² 34.45 ft² Sail area of total of Main 8.3 m² 89.34 ft²

The Albacore is a 4.5 m (15 ft) planing dinghy developed in 1954 from an Uffa Fox design.

By 2005 over 8,000 Albacores have been built and the class is actively raced in England, the United States and Canada. (See Dinghy racing for more information on these races.)

The Class has a biannual world championship with the venue alternating between the three key countries where the class is sailed. The 2005 championship was held in Lyme Regis in Dorset.

External links

• [International Albacore Association]
• [Albacore Hull Registry]

 

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