TECH DINGHY. Courtesy American Boatbuilding Corp. 



TECH DINGHY 



This is a i2i/^-foot cat-rigged dinghy designed by the Massachusetts In- 

 stitute of Technology for racing on the Charles River ( Cambridge and Bos- 

 ton ) . It is widely used in Eastern intercollegiate racing and there are about 

 eight hundred in the United States, one hundred elsewhere. The American 

 Boatbuilding Corporation (Warwick, R.I.) makes them. Price is about $850 

 for new boats (fiber glass), $500 for used. 



VITAL statistics: L.O.A. 12'6"; beam 5'; draft without center- 

 board 8", with C.B, 2^10''; sail area 72 sq. ft. (no spinnaker); weight 250 

 lbs.; trailable. 



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THE SAILBOAT CLASSES OF NORTH AMERICA 



