Major One-Design Racing Sailboat Classes 133 



ship regatta held each year. About 750 boats are registered; many more 

 never have been registered. 



Nipper 



Association Name: National Nipper Association 



Annual Dues: $3 



Insignia on Sail: The word "NIP" 



Type and Dimensions: Centerboard catboat 



Overall length— 12 feet Draft— 2 feet, 8 inches** 



Waterline— 11 feet Sail Area— 100 square feet 



Beam— 5 feet, 2 inches 



Construction Materials Allowed: Plywood or fiberglass 



Price Range: New, with sails, from $530 to $800; used, $100 to $400 



Principal Builder: Ray Greene & Co., 508 S. Byrne Rd., Toledo 9, Ohio 



Racing Activity: Fleets of these boats are to be found at Detroit, Glen 



Lake, Clarks Lake and Devils Lake in Michigan; Buckeye Lake and 



Toledo in Ohio; and numerous other locations in the Midwest. Over 



2,500 are now in use. 



Optimist 



Association Name and Address: Optimist Class Pram International Rac- 

 ing Association, Railway Exchange Building, St. Louis 1, Missouri 

 Annual Dues: $1 per fleet 

 Type and Dimensions: Centerboard catboat 

 Overall length— 7 feet, 10 inches Draft— 4 inches* 

 Beam— 3 feet, 8 inches Sail area— 35 square feet 



Construction Material Allowed: Plywood 

 Price Range: New, $100 to $210; used, $50 to $75. 

 Principal Builders: 



Clearwater Bay Marine Ways, 900 N. Osceola Ave., Clearwater Beach, 

 Fla. 



P. Evanson Boat Co., 4110 Freeland Ave., Philadelphia 28, Pa. 

 Graham-Prams, 8365 Leona St., Forestville, Washington 28, D. C. 

 Halifax Marina, 912 Halifax Dr., Port Orange, Fla. 

 Racing Activity: This is a one-design pram designed especially for junior 

 sailors. There are 1,500 or more sailing on the bays and lakes of Florida. 

 Also fleets of 30 or more boats are racing in some 33 other localities. 



