Specifications Under Current Rules
A Contender on reach
Class Symbol
Crew	One (Trapeze)
LOA	4880 mm (16 ft)
LWL
Beam	1500 mm (4 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Draft	1447 mm (4 ft 9 in)
Hull weight (with fittings)	83 kg (182. In Sailing, the trapeze refers to a wire that comes from a point high on the mast, usually where the shrouds are fixed to a hook on the crew member's harness A yacht is a recreational boat It designates two rather different classes of Watercraft, sailing and power yachts Waterline length, length at the waterline or length waterline (abbreviated to LWL) is measurement of Ships and Boats The term The beam of a ship is its width at the widest point or at the mid-point of its length The draft (or draught) of a ship's hull is the vertical distance between the Waterline and the bottom of the hull ( Keel) with the thickness A hull is the body of a Ship or Boat. It is a central concept in floating vessels as it provides the Buoyancy that keeps the vessel from sinking 6 lb)
Mainsail area	11 m2 (118 ft2)

The International Contender is a single-handed high performance sailing dinghy, designed by Bob Miller, latterly known as Ben Lexcen, (Australia) in 1967 as a possible successor to the Finn dinghy for Olympic competition. A mainsail is the most important sail raised from the main (or only mast of a sailing vessel A dinghy is a type of small Boat, often carried or towed by a larger vessel Ben Lexcen AM (19 March 1936 – 1 May 1988 was an Australian yachtsman and marine architect Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Design Changes Although the Finn hull has changed little since 1949 there has been other developments in controlling the sails The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games

"Single-handed" means sailed by only one person. The boat has a trapeze which allows the sailor to harness the power of the wind effectively. In Sailing, the trapeze refers to a wire that comes from a point high on the mast, usually where the shrouds are fixed to a hook on the crew member's harness The design of the boat does not favor sailors within a narrow or extreme size or weight range, past champions have ranged from 60 kg to more than 90 kg. While physical fitness, agility and strength are advantageous, good technical sailing skills and experience can count for more.

Sailors wishing to master the Contender must learn how to trapeze and steer the boat at the same time, and how to move about the boat while keeping it level. As part of race tuning, the Contender mast is commonly raked well aft, which results in restricted space between the boom and deck. Tacking consequently requires technique and practice to avoid getting stuck under the boom. Sailing the boat level at all times (except in very light winds) is fastest and reduces capsizes, which can happen fast if the boom dips into the water. There is a trade-off between raking the mast far aft and keeping the kicker (boom vang) tight at all times (which is faster) and the higher probability of capsizing due to this less forgiving set up. A boom vang (US or kicking strap (UK is a line or piston system on a Sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape Unlike older and heavier dinghy designs, the Contender requires the centerboard to be lowered at least somewhat to avoid quick capsizes when reaching and running in a breeze.

World Championships held in Europe during 2005 and 2007 were contested by some 150 competitors. The World Championship held in July 2007 at Medemblik, Netherlands was won by Marcus Hamilton of Australia. Medemblik ( West Frisian: Memelik) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The 2008 event is to be held at Kingston, Ontario in Canada. Kingston Ontario is a Canadian city located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

The Contender is recognized as an International Class by the International Sailing Federation, the governing body of sail boat racing, which administers the class rules. The designation International Class may be granted by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF to classes of sail boat that offer a high standard of international competitive The International Sailing Federation (ISAF is the world governing body for the sport of Sailing, particularly yacht, dinghy, Windsurfing and

External links

• International Contender Association
• International Sailing Federation
• contender Class Sailing Race Results Website

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