International FJ

The International FJ is a Dutch sailboat that was designed by Uus Van Essen and Conrad Gülcher as a trainer and one design racer, first built in 1956. ^[1]

Beaching (nautical)

Beaching (or landing) is the process in which a ship or boat is laid ashore, or grounded deliberately in shallow water.

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Bermuda rig

A Bermuda rig, Bermudian rig, or Marconi rig is a configuration of mast and rigging for a type of sailboat and is the typical configuration for most modern sailboats.

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Boat trailer

A boat trailer is designed to launch, retrieve, carry and sometimes store boats.

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Carbon-fiber reinforced polymer

Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers (Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also known as carbon fiber, carbon composite, or just carbon, are extremely strong and light fiber-reinforced plastics that contain carbon fibers.

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Centreboard

A centreboard or centerboard (US) is a retractable hull appendage which pivots out of a slot in the hull of a sailboat, known as a centreboard trunk (UK) or centerboard case (US).

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Dinghy sailing

Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats by using five essential controls. International FJ and Dinghy sailing are dinghies.

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Doesburg (surname)

Doesburg or van Doesburg is a surname.

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Fiberglass

Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber.

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Flying Dutchman (dinghy)

The Flying Dutchman is a Dutch planing sailing dinghy that was designed by Uus Van Essen and Conrad Gülcher as a high performance, one design racer and first built in 1951. International FJ and Flying Dutchman (dinghy) are 1950s sailboat type designs, classes of World Sailing, dinghies, sailboat type designs by Conrad Gülcher, sailboat type designs by Uus Van Essen, sailboat types built by Advance Sailboat Corporation, sailboat types built by Alpa Yachts, sailboat types built by Chantier Naval Costantini and two-person sailboats.

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Fractional rig

A fractional rig on a sailing vessel consists of a foresail, such as a jib or genoa sail, that does not reach all the way to the top of the mast.

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Galetti

Galetti is an Italian surname.

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Grampian Marine

Grampian Marine Limited was a Canadian boat builder based in Oakville, Ontario.

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International class

International Class is a status that the World Sailing grants, in exchange for fees of various kinds, to sailing boat classes that offered a “high standard of international competitive sailing” and satisfy a number of criteria regarding the number of boats of that class, their international distribution, and the rules, administration and operation of that class's Class Association. International FJ and international class are classes of World Sailing.

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List of sailing boat types

The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies, and multihull (catamarans and trimarans).

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Monohull

right A monohull is a type of boat having only one hull, unlike multihulled boats which can have two or more individual hulls connected to one another.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

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Olympic sailing classes

The Olympic sailing classes have been used in the sport of Sailing/Yachting during the Olympic Summer Games since 1896. International FJ and Olympic sailing classes are classes of World Sailing.

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One-design racing

One-design racing is a racing method which may be adopted in sports using complex equipment, whereby all vehicles have identical or very similar designs or models, avoiding the need for a handicap system. International FJ and One-design racing are one-design sailing classes.

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Paceship Yachts

Paceship Yachts Limited was a Canadian, and later American, boat builder originally based in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.

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Plywood

Plywood is a composite material manufactured from thin layers, or "plies", of wood veneer that are glued together with adjacent layers, having both glued with each other at right angle.

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Rudder

A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, airship, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (usually air or water).

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Sail training

From its modern interpretations to its antecedents when maritime nations would send young naval officer candidates to sea (e.g., see Outward Bound), sail training provides an unconventional and effective way of building many useful skills on and off the water.

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Sailboat

A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship.

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Sailing (sport)

The sport of sailing involves a variety of competitive sailing formats that are sanctioned through various sailing federations and yacht clubs.

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Sailor

A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship.

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Sloop

A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast.

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Spinnaker

A spinnaker is a sail designed specifically for sailing off the wind on courses between a reach (wind at 90° to the course) to downwind (course in the same direction as the wind).

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Stem (ship)

The stem is the most forward part of a boat or ship's bow and is an extension of the keel itself.

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Tiller

A tiller or till is a lever used to steer a vehicle.

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Transom (nautical)

In some boats and ships, a transom is the aft transverse surface of the hull that forms the stern of a vessel.

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Trapeze (sailing)

In sailing, the trapeze is a wire that comes from a point high on the mast, usually where the shrouds are fixed, to a hook on the crew member's harness at approximately waist level.

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Vanguard Sailboats

Vanguard Sailboats was one of the most successful sailboat builders.

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W. D. Schock Corp

The W. D. Schock Corporation (usually styled W. D. Schock Corp) is an American boat builder originally based in Newport Beach, California, later in Corona, California and currently located in Santa Ana, California.

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World Sailing

World Sailing (WS) is the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_FJ

Also known as CFJ, Club FJ, Club Flying Junior, Flying Dutchman Junior, Flying Junior.

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See also

1950s sailboat type designs

Sailboat type designs by Conrad Gülcher

Sailboat type designs by Uus Van Essen

Sailboat types built by Advance Sailboat Corporation

Sailboat types built by Alpa Yachts

Sailboat types built by Centro Nautico Adriatico

Sailboat types built by Chantier Naval Costantini

Sailboat types built by Comar Yachts

Sailboat types built by Grampian Marine

Sailboat types built by Nautivela

Sailboat types built by Paceship Yachts

Sailboat types built by Whitecap Composites

Sailboat types built by Zim Sailing

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