Crown (sail dinghy)

SCC Crown

Crown sailed by TS Leander Crown

Development
Design| One-Design
Boat
Crew| Sailing 2-6
Rowing 3-8
Boat weight| 850 kg (1,870 lb)
Hull
Type| Monohull
LOA| 5.1 m (17 ft)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type| Centreboard
Rig
Rig type| Bermuda

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The Crown is a four-person sailing dinghy . It was constructed by the Royal New Zealand Navy dockyard in the 1970s. The Crown is widely used as the main training vessel for the New Zealand Sea Cadet Corps.

## Contents

* 1 Performance and design
* 2 Gallery
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Performance and design

The Crown can be rigged in two configurations; for rowing (also known as pulling) and for sailing.

The Crowns are made out of fiberglass these are light and very strong.[1]

The boat is suitable to be sailed by 4 sailors, but can be sailed by 2 to 6 sailors.[2][3] In the rowing configuration the boat can hold a crew of 8.[2]

## Gallery

* Crown in sailing configuration

* Crown in sailing configuration

* Crown in pulling configuration

## See also

* New Zealand Sea Cadet Corps

## References

1. ↑ "Our Boats". TS Tamatoa. https://www.tamatoa.org.nz/sea-cadets/our-boats/. Retrieved 7 Oct 2018.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Activities". TS Leander. http://www.tsleander.nz/activities.html. Retrieved 7 Oct 2018.
3. ↑ "Activities". TS Achilles. https://www.achilles.org.nz/activities.html. Retrieved 7 Oct 2018.

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