Photo Credit:
Photo Credit: Luka Bartulovic
About Contender
The contender is a single-handed trapezing dinghy, invented in 1967 by Bob Millar. It is very popular throughout Europe with fleets in Australia and North America.
Design
Boats Produced: Over 2700
Class boat builder(s):
Builders can be found here: https://contenderclass.org/the-contender/builders.html
Approximately how many boats are in the USA/North America? 50
Where is your One-Design class typically sailed in the USA? List regions of the country:
St. Petersburg, Florida
Does this class have a spinnaker or gennaker? No
Ideal combined weight of range of crew: 170
Boat Designed in 1967
Beam: 6′
Weight of rigged boat without sails: 183 lbs
Draft: 4’75”
Mast Height: 21′