420 (dinghy)
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A 420 under sail
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| Development | |
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| Designer | Christian Maury |
| Year | 1959 |
| Design | One-Design |
| Role | Youth trainer, racing |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 2 |
| Draft | 0.965 metres (3 ft 2.0 in) |
| Trapeze | Single |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | GRP |
| Hull weight | 80 kilograms (180 lb) |
| LOA | 4.20 metres (13 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 1.63 metres (5 ft 4 in) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Centerboard |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda |
| Mast length | 6.26 metres (20 ft 6 in) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 7.45 square metres (80.2 sq ft) |
| Jib/genoa area | 2.8 square metres (30 sq ft) |
| Spinnaker area | 8.83 square metres (95.0 sq ft) |
| Upwind sail area | 10.25 square metres (110.3 sq ft)[1] |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 86.3[2] |
| RYA PN | 1087[3] |
| Class is a member of World Sailing | |
The International 420 Class Dinghy (not to be confused with the Club 420) is a double-handed (2 crew) monohull planing dinghy with centreboard, bermuda rig and center sheeting. The name describes the overall length of the boat in centimeters (the boat is exactly 4.2 meters long). The hull is fiberglass with internal buoyancy tanks. The 420 is equipped with spinnaker and optional trapeze, making teamwork necessary to sail it well. It has a large sail-area-to-weight ratio, and is designed to plane easily. It can be rigged to be sailed single-handed.
The 420 was designed specifically to be easier to handle than its larger higher-performance cousin, the 470. The 420 was designed by French engineer Christian Maury, as a stepping-stone for club and youth sailing to the 470. The 420 is an International class recognized by the International Sailing Federation.
A derivative of the 420 called the Club 420 is popular in the North America. This class is not recognised by International Sailing Federation or the International 420 Class Association and cannot be used at class events. The boats are very similar in appearance but the Club 420 is slightly stronger, heavier and less refined.
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History[edit]
The International 420 was designed by Christian Maury, after a specification drawn by Aristide Lehoerrff and Pierre Latxague, chief sailing instructors of the Centerport sailing school South-West France near St Jean de Luz. It was built at first by French industrialist Lucien Lanaverre, a former cooper for the Bordeaux wine industry, who had converted to the then new industry of GRP polyester moulding[4] in the 1960s as an inexpensive general purpose two sail, transom sheeted, non-trapeze dinghy, with modest easily handled sail plan. The class developed rapidly in France, being adopted nationally as a youth trainer for the larger Olympic class International 470 which was designed by André Cornu. By the late 1960s the class was adopted by a few UK university sailing clubs for training and team racing. It has the famous Bermuda rig.
Construction[edit]
The class adopted a policy of "prudent evolution" so as to allow development without making existing dinghies obsolete. The hull's seaworthiness and stability at speed proved to be better than most of its contemporaries, and this together with its modest sail area make it fun to sail in heavy weather and thus an excellent youth trainer, qualities that led to its adoption for that role by the RYA in the mid-1970s.
With its trapeze and spinnaker it provides the capability for advanced sailing techniques for international standard sailors, while still remaining affordable and accessible to beginners. The International 420 maintains a large multinational class association. The combination of effective class management, the boat's inherent sailing qualities, and prudent evolution have contributed to the class's continuing success.
Events[edit]
Open[edit]
Open Under 17[edit]
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2015  Karatsu |
 Edoardo Ferraro (ITA) Francesco Orlando (ITA) |
 Aggelos Arvanitis (GRE) Theofanis Kanakaris (GRE) |
 Carlos Balaguer (ESP) Ignacio Balaguer (ESP) |
| 2016 Sanremo[5] |
Telis Athanasopoulos Yogo (GRE) Dimitris Tassios (GRE) |
Eduard Ferrer (ESP) Carlos De Maqua (ESP) |
 Enzo Balanger (FRA) Gaultier Tallieu (FRA) |
2017  Fremantle[6] |
Martín Wizner (ESP) Pedro Ameneiro (ESP) |
Tommaso Cilli (ITA) Bruno Mantero (ITA) |
Demetrio Sposato (ITA) Gabriele Centrone (ITA) |
Male & Mixed[edit]
Female[edit]
420 Team Racing World Championships[edit]
The boat has been used for team racing in both the ISAF Team Racing World Championship and the ISAF World Sailing Games however the class established it own team racing competition in 2015. Only the International 14 and Optimist (dinghy) class also hold a team racing based World Championships.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 2015 Lake Garda[11] |
Spain |
Italy |
 Portugal |
| 2016 Lake Garda |
IYRU Women World Championships[edit]
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1978  Monnickendam |
 Cathy Foster (GBR) Wendy Hilder (GBR) |
Marie Chrustine Hue (FRA) Claire Lefur (FRA) |
Genevieve Levaillant (FRA) Blandine Levaillant (FRA) |
1978  Rochester |
Cathy Foster (GBR) Wendy Hilder (GBR) |
Taylor (USA) Lewis (USA) |
Currey (GBR) Blake (GBR) |
1980  Skovshoved |
Christina MAZZAFERRO (ITA) Emanuela GALEAZZI (ITA) |
Anna BACCHIEGA (ITA) Paola BACCHIEGA (ITA) |
Marie-Christine HUE (FRA) Claire LE FUR (FRA) |
| 1981 Stintino |
Christina MAZZAFERRO (ITA) Manuela GALEAZZI (ITA) |
Cathy Foster (GBR) Wendy Hilder (GBR) |
Anna BACCHIEGA (ITA) Nives MONICO (ITA) |
| 1989 Palma |
Nuria BOVER (ESP) Sylvia SUMMER (ESP) |
Giorgia GAUDINO (ITA) Sara GAUDINO (ITA) |
Stephanie PORNIN (FRA) - ROUAN (FRA) |
World Sailing - Youth Sailing World Championships[edit]
The class has been used extensively at the Youth Sailing World Championships which run by World Sailing this is different to the Class Worlds by way that equipment is supplied and entries are limited to one entry per nations but often from more nations.
References[edit]
- ^ "Introduction to the 420". Archived from the original on 2012-01-20.
- ^ "Centerboard Classes". Offshore.ussailing.org. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Portsmouth Number List 2012". Rya.org.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL 420 Sailboat SailPlan Data and Sail Quoting System". Sailritesails.com. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ http://2016worlds.420sailing.org/en/default/races/race
- ^ http://2017worlds.420sailing.org/en/default/races/race-resultsall
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "2017 420 World Championships". 2017 420 World Championships. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "2017 420 World Championships". 2017 420 World Championships. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ http://www.campioneunivela.it/2-it-53366-international-420-world-team-racing-championship-2015.php
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