Flipper (dinghy)

Short description: Sailboat class

Flipper

Development
Designer| Peter Bruun
Location| Denmark
Year| 1970
No. built| 15,000
Builder(s)| Intermark Sailcraft
Boat
Boat weight| 154 lb (70 kg)
Draft| 2.62 ft (0.80 m) with the daggerboard down
Hull
Type| monohull
Construction| fiberglass
LOA| 13.25 ft (4.04 m)
Beam| 4.33 ft (1.32 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type| daggerboard
Rudder(s)| transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type| Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan| fractional rigged sloop
Total sail area| 107.64 sq ft (10.000 m2)

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The Flipper, sometimes called the Flipper Export, is a Denmark sailboat that was designed by Peter Bruun as a racer and first built in 1970.[1][2]

The boat is sometimes confused with the 1970 American Flipper dinghy, of which 582 were built.[3]

## Contents

* 1 Production
* 2 Design
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Production

The design was built by Intermark Sailcraft ApS in Denmark , with 15,000 boats completed, starting in 1970, but it is now out of production.[1]

## Design

The Flipper is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a scow hull, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a removable daggerboard. It displaces 154 lb (70 kg).[1]

The boat has a draft of 2.62 ft (0.80 m) with the daggerboard extended and 4 in (10 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1]

## See also

* List of sailing boat types

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Flipper Export sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/flipper-export.
2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Peter Bruun". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/bruun-peter.
3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Flipper sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/flipper.

## External links

* Video of Flipper sailing

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