The Javelin class is a 17.7-foot dinghy designed by
Peter Milne in 1968. It is designed with plenty of sail area and a single
trapeze
A trapeze is a short horizontal bar hung by ropes or metal straps from a ceiling support. It is an aerial apparatus commonly found in circus performances. Trapeze acts may be static, spinning (rigged from a single point), swinging or flying, an ...
. The boat is raced in the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands.
In
handicap racing the Javelin sails off a
Portsmouth Yardstick
The Portsmouth Yardstick (PY) or Portsmouth handicap scheme is a term used for a number of related systems of empirical handicapping used primarily in small sailboat racing.
The handicap is applied to the time taken to sail any course, and the han ...
of 926.
References
External links
Javelin UK ClassJavelin NL ClassJavelin DE Class
Dinghies
Sailboat type designs by Peter Milne
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