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KNARRS. Photo by Glenn Austin, courtesy H. Robb Holt. 



KNARR 



This one-design, 30-foot, keel racing-cruising sloop was designed by 

 Erling Kristoffersen of Norway in 1946, for use on the North Sea. Knarr 

 (the K is pronounced in Norway) was a special name for Viking ships 

 used in coastal trading; many coastal town names in Norway begin with 

 Knarr. About forty had been built by 1949 and were successfully racing on 

 the windy waters of the North Sea. The first export to the United 



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THE SAILBOAT CLASSES OF NORTH AMERICA 



