Mainsail Area 114 ft2
Jib Area 39 ft2
No spinnaker.
Pivot of centerboard can moved for and aft for differing conditions and crew weights.
Rolly Tasker – Germany
Hull: Centerboard Dinghy
Dinghy with pivoting centerboard
Originally called LASER VAGO.
The VAGO can be sailed either single or double handed, has an asymmetric spinnaker and a single trapeze.
Sail Area for Std. versoin:
mainsail area: 81.38 ft² / 7.56 m²
jib area: 29.92 ft² / 2.78 m²
spinnaker area: 116.79 ft² / 10.85 m²
hull weight: 233.69 lbs. / 106.00 kg
capacity: 1–2 people
skill level: int–advanced
race level: club–international
optimal weight: 176-331 lbs / 80-150 kgs
Std. and Race versions (with more sail area)
Plan A: Open Dinghy/Dayboat
Plan B: ‘Lifting’ Cabin forward and less sail area.
Plan C: Fixed Cabin/cuddy; keel/cb.
Appeared in ‘Yachting World’ magazine’, 1953.
Thanks to Slawomir Zalas for providing information.
From orig. builders flyer.
Built for members of the New York Canoe Club and raced in New York Harbor up until the 1920’s. (Specific dates are unknown).
Locally known as CLASS X. Not strictly a one design class but boats were similar.
(Disp. is an estimate)
Related article appeared in ‘The Rudder’, Dec. 1916.
(Today Gravesend (Bay) is a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn, New York)
The North Haven Dinghy is the oldest continually raced one-design sailboat in America.
Based on a design said to have been by Dr. C. G. Weld, dating back to 1887.
6 lbs of lead was fitted into the oak centerboard to ensure sinkage. Also, as these dinghy’s were not intended to be capsized, 350 lbs of lead ballast was added to the bottom to aid stability.
Mainsail: 6.14 m2/66 sq.ft.
jib: 3.38 m2/36 sq.ft.
Spinnaker: 9.25 m2/100 sq.ft.
All information from original builders flyer.
Youth racing class of Holland.
Flits = flash??
Introduced at 1989 Providence (RI) Boat Show. At least 10 were built.
The DAYSAILER II is an updated version of the original DAYSAILER and featured positive foam flotation and a self-bailing cockpit.
A MKIII version was built from 1985-1990 (which is not considered class legal for one-design racing).
Bruntons
