Watercraft
“April Fool”
North America
Hugo Vihlen sailed from Casablanca to Florida in 1968, aboard this 6-foot sailboat.
Hugo Vihlen sailed from Casablanca to Florida in 1968, aboard this 6-foot sailboat.
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.
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.
Catboats are generally wide with a single large sail, where there is ample interior space for cooking, eating, and sleeping on extended voyages.
Since the end of the Second World War, fiberglass has been the most widely used material for building boats.