The Spiral is a type or class of
sailing
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (land yacht) over a chosen cou ...
dinghy
A dinghy is a type of small boat, often carried or towed by a larger vessel for use as a tender. Utility dinghies are usually rowboats or have an outboard motor. Some are rigged for sailing but they differ from sailing dinghies, which ...
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It is similar to a
Laser (dinghy), but smaller and easier to manoeuvre on land and in the water, and suited to a skipper of smaller body weight and more fun to sail in heavier conditions than is a Laser due to its greatly improved wider interior for the sailor.
External links
Spiral Class Association of Australia* http://www.ok.yachting.org.au/db/cl_display.asp?ID=2765&Action=Data
* http://www.nsw.yachting.org.au/default.asp?Page=6967&MenuID=Youth%2F1060%2F3659%2CYouth_Class_Profiles%2F10423%2F4706
Dinghies
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