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| Specifications Under Current Rules |
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FD
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| Number of crew |
2 |
| LOA |
6070 mm 19 ft 10in |
| Beam |
1780 mm 5 ft 9in |
| Draft |
1066 mm 3 ft 6in |
| Hull weight (with fittings) |
165 kg 364 lb |
| Sail Area of total of Jib |
8.4 m² |
| Sail Area of total of Main |
10.2 m² |
| Sail Area Spinnaker |
21 m² |
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Former Olympic Class
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The Flying Dutchman is a high-performance class of racing dinghy. It has a round-bilged hull, a hiking strap for the skipper, and a trapeze for the crew. It can fly a mainsail, a roller furling 150% genoa, and can launch and retrieve a spinnaker from a port in the foredeck, at the bow. Modern FDs also have a continuous trapeze system, and a spinnaker pole launching system.
The FD is also one of the fastest trapeze dinghies in the world even after 50 years of sailing[citation needed]! It is nearly 20 feet long and dwarfs many peer boats for its sheer size and performance. The FD is also said to be a fantastic sea boat allowing complete confidence in her crews abilitiy to control her in even the most demanding of conditions[citation needed].
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