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Centreboard classes

Centreboard classes

These are the main centreboard classes, which became very popular in the 1950s and 1960s.

Drawings courtesy of Bakewell-White Yacht Design

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Harold Kidd, 'Sailing and windsurfing - Yachting after 1945', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/diagram/7142/centreboard-classes (accessed 27 April 2024)

Story by Harold Kidd, published 12 Jun 2006, updated 1 Jun 2016