18 foot dinghy

18 foot dinghy

Development
Designer	G.L. Watson & Co.
Year	1919
Name	18 foot dinghy
Boat
Crew	2
Draft	2.5 ft (0.76 m)
Hull
Type	Dinghy
Hull weight	2,750 lb (1,250 kg)
LOA	24.5 ft (7.5 m)
LWL	18 ft (5.5 m)
Beam	6 ft (1.8 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	Fixed + Centerboard 1,200 lb (540 kg)
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Upwind sail area	306 sq ft (28.4 m^2)
Former Olympic class

The 18 foot Dinghy was used in the 1920 Summer Olympics as a double handed Olympic class. One team was present at the starting line and won the gold. Three races were scheduled, with final places decided by total points with point-for-place scoring for each race. Only one race was started with only Great Britain competing but accounts vary as to if they finished the race.^[1]

Probably the only sailing photo of the 18 foot dinghy left

Published in The Yachting Monthly 1919

Published in The Yachting Monthly 1919

Olympic results

Sources vary, giving the only participant the credits for the gold medal.^[2] Others rank them as AC?^[3]

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1920 Antwerp details	Great Britain (GBR) Francis Richards Trevor Hedberg	No further competitors	No further competitors

See also

• Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 18' Dinghy
• Dinghy sailing
• Dinghy racing

References

1. Sailing at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Mixed 18 foot Race One sports-reference.com, accessed 12 November 2018
2. Wallechinsky, David (1 January 1988). The complete book of the Olympics. Viking. p. 577. ISBN 978-0-670-82110-5. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
3. Mallon, Bill; Bijkerk, Anthony Th (December 2008). The 1920 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland & Co Inc Pub. p. 432. ISBN 978-0-7864-4070-2. Retrieved 11 December 2010.