Francisco, California, seventeen— totaling seventy-three in the United States. 

 Elsewhere in organized fleets, Norway has thirty-two; Cowes, England, 

 twenty-two; Bermuda, thirteen; Marseilles, France, five— totaling seventy- 

 two abroad. Thus 145 are organized in fleets. In addition it is estimated that 

 there are about one hundred in various parts of the world not so organized. 

 While efforts have been made to get the International to convert to fiber 

 glass, up to the present these efforts have not been successful, due to the 

 desire to maintain the one-design feature. The price of new boats, which 

 had been $2670 in 1936, delivered in New York, for the first boats, is now 

 from $12,500 to $13,000. Since 1959 there has been a World Championship 

 every year, with one representative from each fleet participating. 



The Chairman of the International One-Design Class committee, at the 

 time of writing, is William E. John, Jr. (5 Hunter Lane, Rye, N.Y. ). 



VITAL statistics: L.O.A. 33'5''; waterline 2i'5"; beam G'g''; draft 

 (keel) 5'4''; sail area 461 sq. ft. (spinnakers used); weight 7120 lbs. 



INTERNATIONAL 12 



Designed by H. C. Hall and built at The Anchorage, Inc. (Warren, R.I.), 

 this 12-foot cat-rigged dinghy was introduced by Bill Dyer at the New York 

 Motor Boat Show in 1941 and a class of over thirty boats was purchased 

 by the U. S. Coast Guard Academy at New London, Connecticut, for racing 

 in the Intercollegiate Dingy Racing Association. Other classes were formed 

 at Tufts and the University of Maine, and some boats were bought for 

 family sailing, including one by the writer. At first of plywood, they were 

 later constructed of fiber glass. There are now about 120 in the United 

 States. Price of new boats is about $925. 



VITAL statistics: L.O.A. 12'; waterline 12'; beam 4'8"; draft with 

 centerboard down 4'; sail area 72 sq. ft. (no spinnaker); weight 130 lbs.; 

 trailable. 



JAVELIN 



The 14-foot Javelin centerboard sloop was designed by Uffa Fox for 

 George D. O'Day in order to fill what was felt to be a need for a good all- 

 around safe trainer for juniors. A self-bailing cockpit, a bow designed to 

 minimize spray, flotation tanks, nonskid cockpit floors, and a beam greater 

 than many boats of her length emphasize the safety features. The elimina- 

 tion of the conventional protruding centerboard case would also seem to be 



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