29er (dinghy)
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| Crew | 2 (single trapeze) |
| LOA | 4.40 m (14.4 ft) |
| Beam | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Hull weight | 70 kg (150 lb) |
| Mast height | 6.25 m (20.5 ft) |
| Main & jib area | 13.19 m2 (142.0 sq ft) |
| Spinnaker area | 16.83 m2 (181.2 sq ft) |
| D-PN | 84.5[1] |
| RYA PN | 922[2] |
The 29er is a two-man high performance sailing skiff designed by Julian Bethwaite and first produced in 1998.
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Background
It is targeted at youth, especially those training to sail the larger 49er. It has a single trapeze and a fractional asymmetric spinnaker. The Class is a more modern replacement to Franks previous Laser 2 replacing it in the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships. A self-tacking jib decreases the work load of the crew, making maneuvers more efficient and freeing the crew to take the mainsheet upwind and on two-sail reaches. The spinnaker rigging set-up challenges crews to be fit and coordinated, and maneuvers in the boat require athleticism due to its lack of inherent stability and the high speed with which the fully battened mainsail and jib power up.
The hull construction is of fibreglass-reinforced polyester in a foam sandwich layout. The fully battened mainsail and jib are made from a transparent Mylar laminate with orange or red Dacron trimming, while the spinnaker is manufactured from ripstop Nylon. The mast is in three parts - an aluminium bottom and middle section, with a polyester-fiberglass composite tip to increase mast bend and decrease both overall weight, and the capsizing moment a heavy mast tip can generate.
The 29er is able to reach high speeds fairly quickly by having a sleek and hydrodynamic hull and will often exceed the wind speed when planing both up and downwind.
Events
World Champions
ISAF Youth Sailing World Champions
The 29er has been used as equipment in the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships.
29er XX and XS
Recently, Bethwaite has been working in San Francisco with Jen Glass designing the 29erXX, a twin trapeze derivative of the 29er. It uses the same hull with some minor changes such as an extended gunwale and a rudder gantry, with a larger rig that includes a square-top main and masthead asymmetric spinnaker. The class became an International Sailing Federation recognised class in its own right in 2010. In late 2012 Bethwaite announced another new version, the 29erXS, aimed at younger and/or lighter sailors. The XS features a similar rig to the XX, but of smaller size fitted to a standard 29er hull and employing a single trapeze. The intention is that sailors can upgrade the rig when they are ready to move to full sized sails, and keep the hull, which will remain standard across all 29er variants.
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