Highlander (dinghy)

Highlander

Class symbol
Development
Designer	Gordon K. (Sandy) Douglass
Year	1949
Design	One-Design
Name	Highlander
Boat
Crew	3
Draft	0.67 feet (0.20 m) 5.0 feet (1.5 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Wood or Fiberglass
Hull weight	830 pounds (380 kg)
LOA	20 feet (6.1 m)
LWL	19.5 feet (5.9 m)
Beam	6.67 feet (2.03 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	centerboard
Rig
Mast length	27.08 feet (8.25 m)
Sails
Mainsail area	169.44 square feet (15.741 m^2)
Jib/genoa area	228.54 square feet (21.232 m^2)
Spinnaker area	300 square feet (28 m^2)
Upwind sail area	228.54 square feet (21.232 m^2)

The Highlander is a large (20 foot LOA) high performance one-design racing dinghy, also used for day sailing, popular in the United States. It was designed by Gordon K. (Sandy) Douglass in 1949, to be a more comfortable alternative to the Thistle.^[1] The Highlander was the last boat built by the Douglass & McLeod company. It was later built by Customflex Inc., and is currently built by Allen Boat Company. Highlander features an 88-pound centerboard. The Highlander sails with a main, jib and spinnaker. With over 1000 boats built, the Highlander has gained reputation for being stable and secure. There are currently 14 racing fleets of Highlanders located in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.^[2]

Douglass' Flying Scot is known as the little sister to the Highlander.

Highlander downwind

External links

• Official class page

References

1. Douglass, Gordon K., "Sixty Years Behind the Mast: The Fox on the Water". McClain Printing Company. ISBN 0-9617502-0-0. pp. 231-34
2. "Fleet Information". The Highlander Class Association Website. Archived from the original on 13 June 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2010.