Specifications Under Current Rules
Number of crew 1 LOA 3355mm 11ft Beam int/classic 2250mm 7ft 2in 1524mm 60in Hull weight (with fittings) Unrestricted (Typical 10kgs ) Sail Area of total of Main 8m² ?? ft²

The Moth Class is the name for three different classes, although all three have similar boats. The Loa (also Lwa or L'wha) are the spirits of the Vodou religion practiced in Haiti, and other parts of the world The beam of a ship is its width at the widest point or at the mid-point of its length 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 The differences between the classes are due to their origins and futures. The International Moth, very fast planing dingy, stems from Australia while the Classic Moth and Modern Moth are both American. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Classic Moth has the most restrictions while the other two opt to have looser rules for different class developments.

Moth Beginnings

The Moth class has two different origins. Len Morris of Australia built a small, cat-rigged, scow in 1928. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The boat was 11ft flat bottomed scow with 80 feet² of sail. A scow, in the original sense is a flat bottomed Boat with a blunt bow often used to haul garbage or similar bulk Freight; cf After three boats were built, Morris and some friends began the Inverloch Yacht Club which had one sailing class, the “Inverloch 11fter class. ”

In America, around the same time, captain Van Sant of Atlantic City was building a similar boat which was called the ‘Moth. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ’ Hearing of this, the Inverloch 11ft class subsequently changed its name to the ‘Moth class. ’ The Moth Class changed rapidly and frequently often depending on location.

Current classes

The older US version is known as the "Classic Moth". There are few restrictions to builders when building their Classic Moth's hull but the rig is one-design and no hiking wings are permitted. The "Modern Moth" is allows for modifications to both the hull and the rig. This has brought in design improvements such as hiking wings, different sail shape and hydrofoils. The hydrofoils have been the biggest leap with the International Moth; it is currently one of only two practical foiling monohulls, the second being the foiling version of the RS600. There has been talk in the class of bringing in spinnakers too, but these are banned in the International Moth. There is also a British Moth class. British moth is the name of an 11 foot (33528 Meter) sailing dinghy designed in 1932 by Sydney Cheverton

External links

• Mothboat.com
• International Moth Sailing
• Australian Moth Sailing
• UK Moth Sailing
• Learning to sail a Moth
• moth 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 The Europe is a one-person Dinghy designed in Belgium in 1960 by Alois Roland as a class legal Moth dinghy. 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 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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