Interlake (dinghy)
Development | |
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Designer | Francis Sweisguth |
Year | 1935 |
Design | One-Design |
Boat | |
Crew | 2-3 |
Draft | 4 ft 7 in (1.40 m) |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Hull weight | 650 lb (290 kg) |
LOA | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
Beam | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Rig | |
Rig Type | Sloop |
Mast Length | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Sails | |
Spinnaker area | 200 sq ft (19 m2) |
Upwind Sail Area | 175 sq ft (16.3 m2) |
- For the Manitoba provincial electoral district, see Interlake.
The Interlake is a sloop rigged sailing dinghy popular in the Midwest United States for one-design racing. The boat originates from the Sandusky Sailing Club, who in 1933 commissioned Francis Sweisguth, designer of the Star, to design a boat for the waters of Lake Erie and Sandusky Bay.
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