Flying Dutchman (Contest Dinghy)

Description

The Flying Dutchman, often referred to as the Contest Dinghy in the context of Contest Yachts (Conyplex), is a high-performance, two-person racing dinghy designed by Uus van Essen and Conrad Gülcher in 1951. It was the first boat produced by Conyplex when the company was founded in 1959 in Medemblik, Netherlands, marking their entry into fiberglass boatbuilding. The Flying Dutchman was an Olympic-class dinghy from 1960 to 1992 and remains a competitive racing class today.

Custom sail calculations are not possible for this boat as no I, J, P and E dimensions are available.

Construction Details

Designer Uus van Essen
Builder C.N. de L'Artimon
Length 20.000 ft
LOA 20.000 ft
LWL 42.000 ft
Beam 5.900 ft
Displacement 287 lb
Max Draft 6.500 ft
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The standard boat dimensions

i -
j -
p -
e -
p2 -
e2 -

Sails

Sail Type MAINSAIL
Luff 20.99 ft - (6398 mm)
Foot 9.31 ft - (2838 mm)
Leech * 22.12 ft - (6742 mm)
Tack Angle * 85.66 °
Diagonal 22.309 ft - (6800 mm)
Head (inches) * 4 in - (102 mm)
Area * 100.48 ft²
Sail Type GENOA
Luff 17 ft - (5182 mm)
Foot 10.5 ft - (3200 mm)
Leech 15.75 ft - (4801 mm)
Length Perpendicular * 9.51 ft - (2899 mm)
Area * 80.85 ft²
Sail Type DRIFTER
Luff 17 ft - (5182 mm)
Foot 10.5 ft - (3200 mm)
Leech 15.75 ft - (4801 mm)
Length Perp * 9.51 ft - (2899 mm)
Area * 80.85 ft²
Sail Type SPINNAKER
Stays 18.044 ft - (5500 mm)
MidGirth 13.45 ft - (4100 mm)
Foot 12.795 ft - (3900 mm)
Area * 196 ft²

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