Tom Sitzmann Posts
Optimist
The international Optimist’s tag line “How the worlds junior sailors learn to sail” gives you an idea of the class right away. With hundreds of thousands of boats worldwide, and […]
Laser
The international laser, an Olympic Class sailboat, is quite likely the worlds most popular single-handed one-design dinghy, rivaled in numbers only by the sunfish. With regattas and fleets all throughout […]
Club 420
The club 420 is the essential 2 person training dinghy used my the majority of youth sailing programs across the country. The boat is stable, fast, and this class association […]
470
From www.470.org: It is a popular class of dinghy, offering a good introduction to high-performance boats without being excessively difficult to handle. It has a large sail-area-to-weight ratio and is […]
Vanguard 15
Labeled by some as the ideal post-collegiate sailors boat, this simple design is comfortable, easy to sail for beginners and a small family outing, yet also boasts one of the […]
505
Originally launched in 1953, the 5o5 has withstood the test of time and is considered by many to be the best performing high performance planing dinghy ever built. This international […]
Snipe
A competitive but friendly and often family-oriented class association, and a long history of great events, what’s not to love about the Snipe? Designed by William Crosby in 1931, the […]
Albacore
The Albacore is one of many dinghies from the desk of Uffa Fox. Designed in 1954, this class has active fleets in the US, Canada and England. With over 8,000 […]
Thistle
The Thistle is a high performance racing dinghy, also used for day sailing, popular in the United States. The Thistle was designed in 1945 by Gordon K. (Sandy) Douglass. The […]
29er
More of an advanced boat, the 29er is a fast skiff designed by Julian Bethwaite and first produced in 1998, and is the little sister to the 49er. It is […]
Star
The venerable, elegant Star. This boat for years has attracted the world’s best one-design sailors. The Star is one of the most prolific keelboats in the world for a reason: […]
Sonar
It started when Bruce Kirby’s home club (Noroton Yacht Club, Darien, CT USA) couldn’t find the right boat to get their members involved in club racing; fewer and fewer of […]
Yngling
One touch of the helm and you’ll understand the loving loyalty of Yngling owners worldwide. The boat simply sails beautifully. Those familiar with the Soling will instantly recognize the Yngling […]
Etchells
For thirty years the Etchells class has enjoyed solid and steady growth with over fifty active fleets worldwide. Etchells sailors are enthusiastic and loyal supporters of their boat and class […]
Soling
A Soling is a small class of keelboat designed by Jan Linge of Norway in 1965. In 1968, it was chosen among many other boats to be the men’s triple-handed […]
J/22
The International J/22 is a popular fixed keel one design racing sailboat normally raced with a crew of three or four people (total crew weight is restricted to 275 kg/605 […]
J/24
The International J/24 is the world’s most popular one-design keelboat. It was designed by Rod Johnstone in 1976 and since then over 5200 hulls have been produced. It was the […]
Melges 24
The Melges 24 hitting the scene in 1993, is a one-design class of sailboat commonly used for racing. With a very large asymmetrical spinnaker and retractable bowsprit, he boat is […]
J/35
It is probably safe to say that no racer-cruiser in the annals of fiberglass sailboat production elevated the self-esteem of sailors as dramatically as the J/35. When it was introduced […]
Melges 32
The Melges 32™ is a superior racer with a big, high performance attitude. It is the culmination of the finest in progressive sailboat engineering and design by Reichel/Pugh, the craft […]
