Sail Melbourne is an annual sailing Regatta run by Yachting Victoria at various yacht clubs around

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. Sail Melbourne is a Grade 1

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(International Sailing Federation) event.

Asia Pacific Regatta

The annual Asia Pacific Regatta as a part of Sail Melbourne consists of invited Olympic classes.

Laser Full Rig

The Laser Full Rig is a single handed mono hull with a single sail. Due to the simple design of the Laser, the racing is more focused of the ability of the crew instead of the boat.

Laser Radial

The

Laser Radial The Laser Radial or ILCA 6 is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy, originally built by Laser Performance. It is a singlehanded boat, meaning that it is sailed by one person. The Laser Radial is a variant of the Laser standard, ...

is the Laser sailed by women in the Olympics. It has a smaller sail area and shorter mast than the full rig.

Tornado

The

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is a two-person, double

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Catamaran with an

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49er

The 49er is a two-person, double

mono hull with an asymmetrical spinnaker.

Finn

The Finn is a single handed men's class.

470 Men's and Women's

The

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is a class broken up into Men's and Women's. It is a two-person, 4.7m mono hull with single

and symmetrical spinnaker.

References

External links

Sail Melbourne WebsiteInternational Sailing FederationYachting AustraliaYachting Victoria470 WebsiteFinn Class WebsiteLaser WebsitePhotography Website by Jeff Crow
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