Engineering:420 (dinghy)
 Class symbol | |
 A 420 under sail | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Christian Maury |
| Location | France |
| Year | 1959 |
| Design | One-Design |
| Role | Youth trainer, racing |
| Boat | |
| Boat weight | 100 kilograms (220 lb) |
| Draft | 0.965 metres (3 ft 2.0 in) |
| Trapeze | Single |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | GRP |
| Hull weight | 80 kilograms (180 lb) |
| LOA | 4.20 metres (13 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 1.63 metres (5 ft 4 in) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Centerboard |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda |
| Mast length | 6.26 metres (20 ft 6 in) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 7.45 square metres (80.2 sq ft) |
| Jib/genoa area | 2.8 square metres (30 sq ft) |
| Spinnaker area | 8.83 square metres (95.0 sq ft) |
| Upwind sail area | 10.25 square metres (110.3 sq ft)[1] |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 97.6[2] |
| RYA PN | 1087[3] |
The International 420 Dinghy is a sailing dinghy popular for racing and teaching. The hull is fiberglass with internal buoyancy tanks. The 420 has a bermuda rig, spinnaker and trapeze. It has a large sail-area-to-weight ratio, and is designed to plane easily. The 420 is an International class recognised by World Sailing. The name refers to the boat's length of 420 centimetres (4.2 m; 13 ft 9 in).
History
The International 420 was designed by Christian Maury in France in the year 1959. The class developed rapidly in France, being adopted nationally as a youth trainer for the larger Olympic class International 470. By the late 1960s the class was adopted by a few UK university sailing clubs for training and team racing.
Construction
The class adopted a policy of "prudent evolution" so as to allow development without making existing dinghies obsolete. The hull's seaworthiness and stability at speed proved to be better than most of its contemporaries, and this together with its modest sail area make it fun to sail in heavy weather and thus an excellent youth trainer, qualities that led to its adoption for that role by the Royal Yachting Association in the mid-1970s. In addition, the international 420 is known for its inherent lightness. The floatability of the boat made for a safer training vessel.[4]
With its trapeze and spinnaker it provides the capability for advanced sailing techniques for international standard sailors, while still remaining affordable and accessible to beginners. The International 420 maintains a large multinational class association. The combination of effective class management, the boat's inherent sailing qualities, and prudent evolution have contributed to the class's continuing success.
Club 420
The Club 420, or C420,[5] is a derivative of the 420 and is not recognized by World Sailing or the International 420 Class Association. Designed by Vanguard boats in the 1970s, it has a heavier hull, reinforced for durability in institutional sailing, and a stiff, untapered mast. The boat is much more simple to sail, yet lacks the performance of the original dinghy due to its extra weight. The Club 420 is used extensively on the youth race circuit in the US, with over 5,000 boats in North America,[6] but is not sailed in most other countries. It cannot be used at I420 class events.
Z420
The Z420 is a transformation of the Club 420. The Z420 hull is 50 pounds (23 kg) lighter and 40 percent stiffer than the C420. Whereas a C420 hull is composed of six pieces, the Z420 has only three molded components: the hull, the deck, and the mast partners. Unlike the C420, the Z420 does not include a spinnaker or trapeze in its rigging. Z420 boats are specially designed for college sailing and were used at the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association National Championships in 2014 for the first time.[7]
Events
Open
Open Under 17
Male & Mixed
Female
420 Team Racing World Championships
The boat has been used for team racing in both the ISAF Team Racing World Championship and the ISAF World Sailing Games however the class established its own team racing competition in 2015. Only the International 14 and Optimist (dinghy) class association hold a team racing based World Championships in addition to the two discipline led events.
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|2015 
Lake Garda[8]
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Spain
| Italy
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Portugal
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|2016 Lake Garda
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IYRU Women World Championships
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|1978 Template:Country data Holland Monnickendam
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Cathy Foster (GBR) Wendy Hilder (GBR)
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Marie Chrustine Hue (FRA) Claire Lefur (FRA)
| Genevieve Levaillant (FRA) Blandine Levaillant (FRA)
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|1978 Template:Country data America Rochester
| Cathy Foster (GBR) Wendy Hilder (GBR)
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Taylor (USA) Lewis (USA)
| Currey (GBR) Blake (GBR)
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|1980 
Skovshoved
| Christina Mazzaferro (ITA) Emanuela Galeazzi (ITA)
| Anna Bacchiega (ITA) Paola Bacchiega (ITA)
| Marie-Christine Hue (FRA) Claire Le Fur (FRA)
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|1981 Stintino
| Christina Mazzaferro (ITA) Manuela Galeazzi (ITA)
| Cathy Foster (GBR) Wendy Hilder (GBR)
| Anna Bacchiega (ITA) Nives Monico (ITA)
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|1989 Palma
| Nuria Bover (ESP) Sylvia Summer (ESP)
| Giorgia Gaudino (ITA) Sara Gaudino (ITA)
| Stephanie Pornin (FRA) Rouan (FRA)
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World Sailing – Youth Sailing World Championships
The class has been used extensively at the Youth Sailing World Championships which run by World Sailing this is different to the Class Worlds by way that equipment is supplied and entries are limited to one entry per nations but often from more nations.
Events
Club 420 North American Championship
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|2018
New Bedford Community Sailing, MA
|Luke Arnone
Noble Renyoso
|Jack Murphy
Tommy Szymanski
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|2017
Buffalo Canoe Club, ON
|Maddie Hawkins
Kimberly Leonard
|Sarah Burn
Patricia Gerli
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|2016
Cabrillo Beach YC, CA
|Cole Harris
Tanner Chapko
|Luke Arnone
Mariner Fagan
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|2015
Sail NC, NC
|Henry Burnes
Peter Barron
|Eduardo Mintzias
Katie Lounsbury
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|2014 Brant Beach Yacht Club, NJ
|Martina Sly
Ian Morgan
|Nick Hernandez
Zack Jordan
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|2013 St. Margaret Sailing Club, NS, CAN
|Charlie Lomax
Evan Morgan
|Nicholas Sertl
Elizabeth Pemberton
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|2012 Falmouth Yacht Club, MA
|Bradley Adam
Charles MacBain
|Max Simmons
Riley Legault
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|2011
Buffalo Canoe Club, ON, CAN
|Malcolm Lamphere
Riley Legault
|Alex Curtiss
Jackie Capellini
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|2010
Brant Beach Yacht Club, NJ
|Pearson Potts
Caitlin Connerney
|Graham Landy
Colin Murphy
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|2009
Macatawa Bay Yacht Club, MI
|Taylor Canfield
Stephanie Roble
|Marlena Fauer
Christina Lewis
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|2008
Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club, NY
|Stephanie Hudson
Laura McKenna
|Louis Padnos
Ben Spector
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|2007
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, CA
|Adam Roberts
Nick Martin
|Taylor Canfield
Perry Emsiek
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|2006
Bellport Bay Yacht Club, NY
|Taylor Canfield
Nate Rosenberg
|Molly Lucas
Charlotte Williams
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|2005
Beverly Yacht Club, MA
|Tyler Sinks
Ben Totder
|Steven Barbano
Dan Liberty
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|2004 St. Thomas Yacht Club, USVI
|TJ Tullo
Niki Kennedy
|John Kempton
Molly Lucas
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|2003 Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, ON, CAN
|Leight Kempton
Kaity Storck
|Chris Behm
Meg Callahan
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|2002 Wayzata Yacht Club, MN
|TJ Tullo
John Sampson
|Lee Sackett
Mandy Sackett
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|2001
|Marc Sorbo
Ryan Heaney
|John Howell
Nick Nelson
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|2000 Barrington Yacht Club, RI
|Kerry Logue
Liz McCarthy
|Allison Robin
Rebecca Doane
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|1999 Plymouth Yacht Club, MA
|Erin Maxwell
Leslie Sandberg
|Peter Deming
Cameron Williams
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|1998
|Maxwell Manning
Ashley Lang
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|1997 Bristol, RI
|Peter Levesque
Nicole Ernst
|John Mollicone
Heather Tow-Yick
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|1996
(Scituate Harbor YC)
|Mike Richards
Leah Williams
Falmouth YC
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|1995 (Plymouth YC)
|Tim Fallon
Martha Carleton
Wild Harbor YC
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|1994 (Portland YC)
|Tim Fallon
Martha Carleton
Wild Harbor YC
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|1993 (Wianno YC)
|Andrew Buttner
Laura Stearns of Plymouth YC
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|1992 (Hyannis YC)
|Robbie Richards & Margaret Gill of Falmouth YC
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Club 420 US National Championship
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|2018
Brant Beach YC, NJ
|Ansgar Jordan
Patrick Mulcahy
|Luke Arnone
Noble Reynoso
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|2017
Wianno Yacht Club, MA
|Tucker Weed
Olivia de Olazarra
|Boyd Bragg
Aisling Sullivan
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|2016
Falmouth YC, MA
|Nicholas Marwell
Aidan Morgan
|Kyle Dochoda
George Sidamon-Eristoff
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|2015
Sail Newport,
Newport, RI
|Stephanie Houck
Camille White
|Timothy Greehouse
Jack DeNatale
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|2014
San Diego YC, CA
|Scott Sinks
Rebecca McElvain
|Max Brill
Ian Brill
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|2013 Lake Geneva YC, WI
|Carter Cameron
Ian Dilling
|Mary Claire Kiernan
Lucy Wilmont
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|2012
California YC, CA
|Will La Dow
Nikki Obel
|Jack Jorgensen
Savanna Willard
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|2011 Sheridan Shores SS, IL
|Chuckie Eaton
Trevor Hecht
|Ben Herman
Mason Ryan
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|2010 California YC, CA
|Kieran Chung
Ryan Davidson
|Jack Ortel
Kelly Ortel
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|2009 Conanicut & Jamestown YC, RI
|Nick Johnstone
Katia DaSilva
|Marcus Edegran
Teddy Mark
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|2008 Stanford SC, CA
|Tyler Sinks
Miles Gutenkunst
|Louis Padnos
Ben Spector
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|2007 Wazayta SS, MN
|Sam Williams
Margaret Rew
|Sydney Bolger
Kayla McComb
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|2006
|No Event
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|2005
|No Event
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|2004
|No Event
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|2003 Youngstown YC, NY
|Martin Sterling
Sean Doyle
|Charlie Modica
Patrick Bordner
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|2002 Youngstown YC, NY
|Lauren Padilla
Robbie Ginnebau
|TJ Tullo
John Sampson
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|2001 No Event
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|2000 Grosse Point YC, MI
|Nathan Hollerbech
Carrie Howe
|Lauren Padilla
Ellen Padilla
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References
- ↑ "Introduction to the 420". http://www.420sailing.org/content.asp?id=2906.
- ↑ "Centerboard Classes". Offshore.ussailing.org. http://offshore.ussailing.org/Portsmouth_Yardstick/Current_Tables/Centerboard_Classes.htm.
- ↑ "Portsmouth Number List 2012". Royal Yachting Association (RYA). http://www.rya.org.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/technical/Web%20Documents/py-general/2012%20listv3.xls.
- ↑ "Introduction to the 420 - 420 Sailing". https://www.420sailing.org/content/introduction-to-the-420.
- ↑ "Boat Classes | Chester Yacht Club" (in en-US). https://chesteryachtclub.ca/?page_id=1040.
- ↑ "The C420 Association". https://club420.org/.
- ↑ "Z420: New School Dinghy" (in en-US). https://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/z420-new-school-dinghy/.
- ↑ "International 420 World Team Racing Championship 2015". https://www.campioneunivela.it/2-it-53366-international-420-world-team-racing-championship-2015.php.
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