Europe (dinghy)
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The Europe is a one-person dinghy. Designed in Belgium in 1960 by Alois Roland as a class legal Moth dinghy. The design later changed into its own one-design class. LOA is 3.35 m (11 feet). Beam is 1.38 m. Weight 45 kg. Sail area is 7 m² (75 ft²).
The Europe was introduced as an Olympic class in the 1992 Summer Olympics as the women's single-handed dinghy. It will be replaced by the Laser Radial in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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