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Interlake (dinghy)

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For the Manitoba provincial electoral district, see Interlake.
Interlake
Development
DesignerFrancis Sweisguth
Year1935
DesignOne-Design
NameInterlake
Boat
Crew2-3
Draft4 ft 7 in (1.40 m)
Hull
TypeMonohull
Hull weight650 lb (290 kg)
LOA18 ft (5.5 m)
Beam6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Hull appendages
Rig
Rig typeSloop
Mast length21 ft (6.4 m)
Sails
Spinnaker area200 sq ft (19 m2)
Upwind sail area175 sq ft (16.3 m2)

The Interlake is a sloop rigged sailing dinghy popular in the Midwest United States for one-design racing. The boat originates from the Sandusky Sailing Club, who in 1933 commissioned Francis Sweisguth, designer of the Star, to design a boat for the waters of Lake Erie and Sandusky Bay.