Specifications Under Current Rules
Class Symbol
Crew	One
LOA	3350 mm (11 ft)
LWL
Beam	1380 mm (4 ft 6 in)
Draft
Hull weight (with fittings)	45 kg (100 lb)
Mainsail area	7 m2 (75 ft2)
Former Olympic Class

The Europe is a one-person dinghy designed in Belgium in 1960 by Alois Roland as a class legal Moth dinghy. 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 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 The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Moth Beginnings The current International moth is a result of merging two separate but similar historical developments The design later changed into its own one-design class. One-Design is a Racing method where all Vehicles or Boats have identical or very similar designs or models

The dinghy is ideal for sailors weighing 50-75 kg and grown out of the Optimist. The hull is made of fibre glass and weighs 45 kg, fully rigged 60 kg. Fiberglass (also called fibreglass and glass fibre see Spelling differences) is material made from extremely fine Fibers of Glass. The dinghy is tapering in the stem and round in the bottom. The sail is made of dacron. Uses PET can be semi-rigid to rigid depending on its thickness and is very lightweight The mast is made of carbon fibre and specially designed to the sailor. A soft mast is best for light sailors, while heavier sailors use stiffer masts.

The Europe was introduced as an Olympic class in the 1992 Summer Olympics as the women's single-handed dinghy. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Barcelona, It will be replaced by the Laser Radial in the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Laser Radial is a popular One-design class of small sailing dinghy built by Vanguard Sailboats.

Trim

The Europe is very lively and with that the distribution of weight means a lot. There are a lot of trim possibilities and that makes it a good transitional dinghy between the Optimist and larger dinghies like the Finn.

Following trim possibilities are found in the Europe:

• Halyard
• Outhaul
• Inhaul
• Cunningham
• Boom vang
• Centerboard
• Traveler

In addition is it possible to alter the slope of the mast. In Sailing, a halyard or halliard is a line ( Rope) that is used to hoist (pull up a Sail, a Flag or a yard. An outhaul is a line which is part of the Running rigging of a Sailboat, which is used to extend a Sail, and control the shape of the curve of the In Sailing, a cunningham or cunningham's eye is a type of Downhaul used on a Bermuda rigged sailboat to change the shape of a sail 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 centreboard is a retractable Keel which pivots out of a slot in the hull of a Sailboat, known as a centerboard trunk (US or case A mechanical traveller is a moving part of a Machine, typically a ring that slides between different positions on a supporting rod when the machine goes through its operating This must not happen during a race.

External links

• US Class Website
• International Europe Class Union Website
• europe Class Sailing Race Results Website

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF is the world governing body for the sport of Sailing, particularly yacht, dinghy, Windsurfing and 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 14 is 14-foot double-handed dinghy. The class originated in England in the early part of the 20th century The 29er is a Skiff designed by Julian Bethwaite and first produced in 1998 The 470 is a double-handed Monohull planing Dinghy with a Centreboard, Bermuda rig, and center sheeting The 49er is a newer One-design class of small sailing dinghy. The International 505 is a One-design high-performance two-person Monohull planing centerboard Dinghy. The International Contender is a single-handed high performance sailing Dinghy, designed by Bob Miller latterly known as Ben Lexcen, (Australia in 1967 Specifications The Enterprise has the following specifications Designer Jack Holt (1956 Length Over All|: 13 ft 3 in (4 Design Changes Although the Finn hull has changed little since 1949 there has been other developments in controlling the sails Originally designed by Peter Milne in 1962 the Fireball is a One-design high-performance sailing dinghy. The Flying Dutchman (FD is a high-performance class of racing dinghy The International Flying Junior or FJ is a Sailing dinghy which was originally designed in 1955 in Holland by renowned boat designer Van Essen and Olympic sailor The International Laser Class sailboat, also called Laser Standard and the Laser One is a popular One-design class of small sailing dinghy The Laser 47 is a One-design dinghy class in the Laser series See also Blue Jay Sailboat a smaller version of the lightning The Mirror is a highly successful pram Dinghy, with more than 70000 built Moth Beginnings The current International moth is a result of merging two separate but similar historical developments The OK Dinghy is an international class sailing dinghy designed by Knud Olsen in 1956 The Snipe is a foot 2 person one design racing Dinghy. Designed by William Crosby in 1931 it has evolved into a modern tactical racing dinghy with fleets around the world Racing There are regional continental and world championships every year Background The Topper is a one-design boat with a large international following it is also an International class by the ISAF and is an approved youth class of the The Vaurien is a Dinghy designed by Jean-Jacques Herbulot in 1951 and presented in the Boat show in Paris in 1952 Manufactures The Zoom 8 is currently produced in Denmark(http//www

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