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Jacksnipe Cockpit Aft
The Jacksnipe is a two-man racing dinghy sailing, sailing dinghy with a single trapeze (sailing), trapeze for the crew and symmetrical spinnaker. History and description In the late 1960s, Jack Holt (dinghy designer), Jack Holt was asked by Peter Harris of the British Snipe Class Association to design an up-to-the-minute boat with a hull the same overall length as the International Snipe (dinghy), Snipe, which would carry the Snipe rig with the addition of a trapeze and spinnaker. The Snipe having failed to be selected for Olympic Games, it was hoped that a modern, high-performance boat might succeed. At the time, scows were very much the thing, especially the Fireball (dinghy), Fireball, and so Holt drew up a flat-bottomed planing (sailing), planing design, considerably lighter than the International Snipe, with a pivoting centreboard and a bold new cockpit design that still looks contemporary 40 years later. The name was suggested by Peter Scott. The cockpit includes a double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinghy Sailing
Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats - usually for fun, learning necessary sailing skills (often also within family), and competition. RYA lists Five essentials of sailing dinghies as: * The sails * The foils (i.e. the daggerboard or centreboard and rudder and sometimes lifting foils as found on the Moth) * The trim (forward/rear angle of the boat in the water) * Side-to-side balance of the dinghy by hiking or movement of the crew, particularly in windy weather ("move fast or swim") * The choice of route (in terms of existing and anticipated wind shifts, possible obstacles, other water traffic, currents, tides etc.) When racing, the above skills need to be refined and additional skills and techniques learned, such as the application of the " racing rules of sailing", boat handling skills when starting and when rounding marks, and knowledge of tactics and strategy. Racing tactics include positioning the boat at different angles. To improve speed when racing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
