The Open 50 is a type of
monohull
image:monohull.svg, right
A monohull is a type of boat having only one hull (watercraft), hull, unlike multihulled boats which can have two or more individual hulls connected to one another.
Fundamental concept
Among the earliest hulls were simple ...
sailing yacht and former
ISAF international class. It is also known as the
IMOCA IMOCA or iMOCA may refer to:
* Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art
* International Monohull Open Class Association
* IMOCA 50, a former 50ft racing yacht class
* IMOCA 60
The IMOCA ("Open 60"), is a 60ft development class monohull sailing ...
50, due to its origin in the International Monohull Open Classes Association.
sailing.org: "FORMER ISAF CLASSES"
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See also
* Open 60
The IMOCA ("Open 60"), is a 60ft development class monohull sailing yacht administered by the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA). The class pinnacle event are single or two person ocean races, such as the Route du Rhum and th ...
References
{{Classes of the International Sailing Federation
Classes of World Sailing
Keelboats
Box rule sailing classes
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