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Contender

  • Designer

    Bob Miller (Ben Lexcen)

  • Design year

    1967

The International Contender is a single-handed high performance sailing dinghy, designed by Bob Miller, latterly known as Ben Lexcen, (Australia) in 1967 as a possible successor to the Finn dinghy for Olympic competition. The Contender is recognized as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation, the governing body of sail boat racing, which administers the class rules.

Build / Config

  • Vessel type

    Monohull

  • Rig type

    Unarig

  • Keel config

    Centreboard

Ratings / Handicaps

  • Portsmouth

    966

  • P-DN

    90.1

  • Number of crew

    1 (typical)

Dimensions

  • Length (overall)

    4.87m

  • Length (water)

    4.55m

  • Beam

    1.5m

  • Draught

    1.447m

  • Displacement

    83.0 kg

Sails

  • Sail area (total)

    10 m2

  • Main sail area

    0.0 m2

  • Spinnaker area

    0.0 m2

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