Sail Melbourne

Sail Melbourne
Organizer Yachting Victoria
Official website www.sailmelbourne.com.au

Sail Melbourne is an annual sailing Regatta run by Yachting Victoria at various yacht clubs around Port Phillip Bay.[1] Sail Melbourne is a Grade 1 ISAF (International Sailing Federation) event.[2]

Asia Pacific Regatta

The annual Asia Pacific Regatta as a part of Sail Melbourne consists of invited Olympic classes.

Laser Full Rig

The Laser Full Rig is a single handed mono hull with a single sail. Due to the simple design of the Laser, the racing is more focused of the ability of the crew instead of the boat.[3]

Laser Radial

The Laser Radial is the Laser sailed by women in the Olympics. It has a smaller sail area and shorter mast than the full rig.[3]


Tornado

The Tornado is a two-person, double trapeze Catamaran with an asymmetrical spinnaker.

49er

The 49er is a two-person, double trapeze mono hull with an asymmetrical spinnaker.

Finn

The Finn is a single handed men's class.[4]


470 Men's and Women's

The 470 is a class broken up into Men's and Women's. It is a two-person, 4.7m mono hull with single trapeze and symmetrical spinnaker.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Official Website
  2. ↑ International Sailing Federation
  3. 1 2 Laser Website
  4. ↑ Finn Class Website
  5. ↑ 470 Website

External links


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