“Dilemma” won every race she entered, and yacht designers quickly began emulating Nathaneal G. Herreshoff’s design.

Vincent Serio and Harry Bulifant built hull #1 on speculation and it became an instant success after members saw its sailing capabilities.

The Optimist is a one-design class and one of the largest in the world designed specifically for children.

Often referred to as “the poor man’s yacht,” the decked sailing canoe was hugely popular in the United States and Great Britain during the latter part of the 19th century.

Salish racing canoes are derived from traditional Northwest coast canoes, but their proportions are based on Euro-American rowing shells.

Racing small, lightweight boats with powerful outboard engines became a popular sport in the United States after the Second World War.

The inexpensive but exciting Moth debuted in Australia in 1929 and in the United States one year later, and the class has since grown into one of the largest in the world.