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Flying Dutchman

Class of ship
The Flying Dutchman is a Dutch planing sailing dinghy that was designed by Uus Van Essen and Conrad Gülcher as a high performance, one design racer and first built in 1951. The boat was an Olympic sailing class from 1960 until 1992. Wikipedia
Beam: 5.90 ft (1.80 m)
Construction: fiberglass or wood
Crew: two
Designer: Uus Van Essen and Conrad Gülcher
D-PN: 82.6
Jib/genoa area: 64.5 sq ft (5.99 m2)
No. built: more than 10,000