Flipper (US dinghy)
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Carter Pyle and Joe Quigg |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1966 |
| No. built | 582 |
| Builder(s) | Newport Boats Mobjack Manufacturing |
| Role | Children's day sailer |
| Name | Flipper |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 80 lb (36 kg) |
| Draft | 2.20 ft (0.67 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Beam | 3.92 ft (1.19 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | daggerboard |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Cat rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Catboat |
| Mainsail area | 37.00 sq ft (3.437 m2) |
| Total sail area | 37.00 sq ft (3.437 m2) |
The Flipper is an American sailboat that was designed by Carter Pyle and Joe Quigg as a daysailer intended for children, first built in 1966.[1][2][3][4]
Named for the period TV series, the boat is sometimes confused with the 1970 Danish Flipper dinghy, sometimes called the Flipper Export, of which 15,000 were built.[5]
Production[edit]
The design was built by Mobjack Manufacturing in Gloucester, Virginia and Newport Boats in Newport, California, United States. A total of 582 boats were completed starting in 1966, but it is now out of production.[1][3][6][7]
Design[edit]
The Flipper is a recreational sailing dinghy, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. The hull bottom is foam-filled, making it unsinkable. It has an unstayed catboat rig, a nearly plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller with an extension and a removable daggerboard. The hull displaces 80 lb (36 kg) fully-rigged.[1][4]
The boat has a draft of 2.20 ft (0.67 m) with the daggerboard extended and 2 in (5.1 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer or automobile roof.[1]
For sailing the design is equipped with boom vang and a center boom-mounted mainsheet.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Flipper sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Carter Pyle". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b Routh, David. "Flipper". shortypen.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b Newport Boats (July–December 1966). "Meet Flipper". Boating magazine. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Flipper Export sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Mobjack Manufacturing Corp". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Lockley Newport Boats (USA) 1964 - 1988". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
External links[edit]
Media related to Flipper (US dinghy) at Wikimedia Commons
