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Fleets
at Lake Fenton Sailing Club
C-Scow
Fleet
The
C Scow is twenty feet long and has the advantage of
being easily transportable. This one-design scow class
has been active since 1905. It is cat-rigged and can
be easily sailed by 2 in our normal light to medium
breezes and requires 2-3 strong sailors in a fresh
breeze to control it.
Laser
Fleet
The
Laser is a 14-foot, single-handler with a mainsail. As
of 1993, it also is an Olympic class boat. Sometimes
described as a physically demanding boat, the Laser,
nevertheless, attracts sailors from teenagers to
senior citizens. Many beginning sailors learn racing
in a Laser.
Lightning
Fleet
The
Lightning, a 19-foot centerboard dingy, is the largest
of the club's fleet single hull boats. The Lightning is raced with
a crew of three under a mainsail, jib, and spinnaker.
More than 15,000 Lightning's have been built and
fleets exist throughout the world.
Multi-Hull
Fleet
The
club races different types of Catamarans. We have some
Nacras as well as some Hobby Cats. The boats race
based on a Handicap System.
Open Fleet
New
to our Club is the open Fleet.
Optimist
Fleet (Junior Sailing)
The
Optimist dinghy is the ideal “learn to sail” boat
as well as one that provides a challenge at the racing
level. It is 8ft long, weighs 77 pounds and is powered
by a single sail. It is very easy to handle on the
water and on land. It was designed in 1947 in Florida
and is the most widely sailed training boat in the
world, with over 350,000 having been built.
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