The Microsail is a trailerable

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, that was designed by

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Gary Mull Gary Mull (September 27, 1937 – July 14, 1993) was an American yacht designer who created many popular fiberglass sailboats. Early life and education Gary Mull began his college career with a year at Pomona College as an English major, th ...

as a Micro Class racer and first built in 1980.

Production

The boat was originally built by Jeanneau in

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for French Micro Cup racing. It was later built by a number of companies, including C.N. Loire up until 2000. After 2000 it was only available as a kit for amateur construction until Construction Navale Franck Roy commenced building the design again in 2007.

Design

The Microsail is a small racing

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, built predominantly of

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. It has a fractional sloop rig, an transom-hung

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and a lifting fin

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. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the lifting keel down and with the keel retracted. The boat has a

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of .

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Production

Design

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