Contender (dinghy)

Contender
	A Contender on reach at the 1998 worlds
Development
Designer	Ben Lexcen
Location	Australia
Year	1967
Design	One-Design
Role	Fleet racing
Boat
Crew	1
Draft	1,447 mm (57.0 in)
Trapeze	Single trapeze
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	GRP ; Wood ; Composite (Wood/GRP)
Hull weight	83 kg (183 lb)
LOA	4,875 mm (191.9 in)
Beam	1,500 mm (59 in)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	Centreboard
Rudder(s)	skeg hung
Rig
General	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	4,345 mm (171.1 in)
J foretriangle base	1,250 mm (49 in)
P mainsail luff	3,050 mm (120 in)
E mainsail foot	2,700 mm (110 in)
Mast length	6,427 mm (253.0 in)
Sails
Mainsail area	10.8 m2 (116 sq ft)
Racing
D-PN	90.1
RYA PN	970
Class is a member of World Sailing
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The International Contender is a single-handed high performance sailing dinghy, designed by Bob Miller, latterly known as Ben Lexcen, (Australia) in 1967 as a possible successor to the Finn dinghy for Olympic competition.^[3]^[4]

The Contender is recognised as an International Class by World Sailing, the governing body of sail boat racing, which administers the class rules.

^ "Centerboard Classes". US Sailing. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
^ "Portsmouth Number List 2017". Royal Yachting Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ Henshall, David (2010). 'Hooked On! The International Contender Story. Matador. ISBN 978-1-84876-318-0.
^ "The history of the contender class". International Contender Association. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.