Javelin dinghy (Europe)

This article is about the sailing dinghy primarily raced in Europe. For the sailing dinghy primarily raced in the USA and Japan, see Javelin dinghy. For the sailing dinghy primarily raced in New Zealand and Australia, see Javelin dinghy (Australasia).

For other uses of "Javelin", see Javelin (disambiguation).

Class symbol
Development
Designer	Peter Milne
Year	1968
Boat
Crew	2
Draft	1.3 m (4 ft 3 in)
Trapeze	single
Hull
Hull weight	118 kg (260 lb)
LOA	5.36 m (17 ft 7 in)
Beam	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sails
Spinnaker area	15.79 m^2 (170.0 sq ft)
Upwind sail area	15.79 m^2 (170.0 sq ft)
Racing
RYA PN	926

The Javelin class is a 17.7-foot dinghy designed by Peter Milne in 1968. It is designed with plenty of sail area and a single trapeze. The boat is raced in the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands.

In handicap racing the Javelin sails off a Portsmouth Yardstick of 926.^[1]

References

1. "Portsmouth Number List 2012". Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

External links

• Javelin UK Class
• Javelin NL Class
• Javelin DE Class