Soling
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| Specifications Under Current Rules | |
| Crew | Three or two |
| LOA | 8.2 m (28 ft) |
| LWL | 6.1 m (21 ft) |
| Beam | 1.9 m |
| Draft | 1.1 m |
| Hull weight (with fittings) | 1035 kg |
| Mast height (above deck) | 9.3 m (30 ft) |
| Mainsail area | 13.6 m2 |
| Jib / Genoa area | 8.1 m2 |
| Spinnaker area | 45 m2 |
| PHRF | yes |
| Portsmouth | yes |
| Former Olympic Class | |
A Soling is a small class of keelboat designed by Jan Linge of Norway in 1965. In 1968, it was chosen among many other boats to be the men's triple-handed boat for the 1972 Olympics. The Soling was an Olympic boat until its final appearance in 2000 at the Sydney Games.
Abbottboats Inc. of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada was one of the world's lead builders of the Soling until a tragic fire in the Spring of 2006. Nowadays Borresen Yachts is the licensed builder producing the boat. Company based in Denmark with production in Argentina.
The Soling is a strong boat designed for any wind and seas condition, fun to sail; Fitness, sailing and team skills are basic requirements for good racing. The boats are made in PFRV and are One Design boats coming from an authorized single plug and mould making competition as even as possible. Masts are made in aluminium alloy and the most known brand is the Abbott one, although Proctor, Borresen and other brands might be available in the market.
The lifetime of a Soling is long, the ones produced in the early days still sail beautifully and some are still in competition (more than 30 years ago), but the average competition life of a Soling boat is considered 15 years making the Soling the perfect cost x benefit boat for racing purposes.
Sails are made in dacron and the most used brands are: Doyle, North Sails, Elvstrom-Sobstad, UK-Halsey
[edit] External links
- International Class Page
- US Soling Class Page
- Canadian Soling Class Page
- Norwegian Soling Class Page
- Danish Soling Class Page
- Swedish Soling Class Page
- Argentine Soling Class Page
- Brazilian Soling Class Page
- German Soling Class Page
- Austrian Soling Class Page
- Soling Class World Championship Page
- Soling Class European Championship Page
- Soling Class licensed builder Page
- Swiss Soling Team
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