Flying Ant
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The Flying Ant is a class of sailing dinghy
. The boat has a plywood
design originally designed by John Spencer
in New Zealand
during the 1950s.
Dinghy
A dinghy is a type of small boat, often carried or towed for use as a ship's boat by a larger vessel. It is a loanword from either Bengali or Urdu. The term can also refer to small racing yachts or recreational open sailing boats. Utility dinghies are usually rowboats or have an outboard motor,...
. The boat has a plywood
Plywood
Plywood is a type of manufactured timber made from thin sheets of wood veneer. It is one of the most widely used wood products. It is flexible, inexpensive, workable, re-usable, and can usually be locally manufactured...
design originally designed by John Spencer
John Spencer (boat designer)
John Spencer was a New Zealand boat designer.Spencer was born in Melbourne and moved to Ekatahuna in 1933. He spent most of his life in New Zealand....
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
during the 1950s.