Interlake (dinghy)

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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)
For the Manitoba provincial electoral district, see Interlake.

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.

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