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Firefly (dinghy)

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The Firefly is a two-sail, one design, wooden or GRP sailing dinghy with no spinnaker, designed by Uffa Fox in 1938. [1]

19 relations: Denmark at the 1948 Summer Olympics, Dinghy sailing, Fiberglass, Finn (dinghy), Koos de Jong, Mainsail, National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Netherlands at the 1948 Summer Olympics, Paul Elvstrøm, Portsmouth Yardstick, Ralph Evans (sailor), Royal Yachting Association, Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics, Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Firefly, Spinnaker, Team racing, Uffa Fox, United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics, US Sailing.

Denmark at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England.

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Dinghy sailing

Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats by using five essential controls.

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Fiberglass

Fiberglass (US) or fibreglass (UK) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber.

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Finn (dinghy)

The Finn dinghy is the men's single-handed, cat-rigged Olympic class for sailing.

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Koos de Jong

Jacobus Hermanus Hendrik Jan "Koos" de Jong (7 April 1912 – 20 August 1993) was a sailor from the Netherlands.

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Mainsail

A mainsail is a sail located behind the main mast of a sailing vessel.

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National Maritime Museum Cornwall

The National Maritime Museum Cornwall is located in a harbourside building at Falmouth in Cornwall, England.

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Netherlands at the 1948 Summer Olympics

The Netherlands competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England.

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Paul Elvstrøm

Paul Bert Elvstrøm (25 February 1928 – 7 December 2016) was a Danish yachtsman.

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Portsmouth Yardstick

The Portsmouth Yardstick (PY) or Portsmouth handicap scheme is a term used for a number of related systems of empirical handicapping used primarily in small sailboat racing.

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Ralph Evans (sailor)

Ralph Evans (7 February 1924 – 23 July 2000) was an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.

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Royal Yachting Association

The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) is the British national governing body for all forms of boating sport, including dinghy and yacht racing, motor and sail cruising, RIBs and sports boats, powerboat racing, windsurfing, and personal watercraft.

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Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece).

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Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Firefly

The Firefly was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1948 Summer Olympics program in Torbay.

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Spinnaker

A spinnaker is a sail designed specifically for sailing off the wind from a reaching course to a downwind, i.e. with the wind 90°–180° off bow.

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Team racing

Team racing, also known as teams racing, is a popular form of dinghy racing and yacht racing.

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Uffa Fox

Uffa Fox, CBE (15 January 1898 – 26 October 1972) was an English boat designer and sailing enthusiast.

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United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics

The United States competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England.

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US Sailing

The United States Sailing Association (US Sailing) is the national governing body for sailing in the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_(dinghy)

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