Flipper (Danish dinghy)

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Flipper
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Development
Designer Peter Bruun
Location Denmark
Year1970
No. built15,000
Builder(s) Intermark Sailcraft
NameFlipper
Boat
Displacement 154 lb (70 kg)
Draft 2.62 ft (0.80 m) with the daggerboard down
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fiberglass
LOA 13.25 ft (4.04 m)
Beam 4.33 ft (1.32 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type daggerboard
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan fractional rigged sloop
Total sail area107.64 sq ft (10.000 m2)
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The Flipper, sometimes called the Flipper Export, is a Danish sailboat that was designed by Peter Bruun as a racer and first built in 1970. [1] [2]

Contents

The boat is sometimes confused with the 1970 American Flipper dinghy, of which 582 were built. [3]

Production

The design was built by Intermark Sailcraft ApS in Denmark, with 15,000 boats completed, starting in 1970, but it is now out of production. [1]

Design

The Flipper is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a scow hull, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a removable daggerboard. It displaces 154 lb (70 kg). [1]

The boat has a draft of 2.62 ft (0.80 m) with the daggerboard extended and 4 in (10 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Flipper Export sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Peter Bruun". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Flipper sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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