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Streaker (dinghy)
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A Streaker is a type of sailing dinghy designed in 1975 by Jack Holt
. It is a light (minimum weight only 48 kg) one-person boat with a uni-rig
stayed sail plan. It is sailed mainly in Britain
and the Philippines
, and over 1,500 have been built. At first all boats were built of plywood
, but since 1998 fibreglass has been used, and now over half of new boats are of fibreglass or composite (fibreglass and wood) construction.
Jack Holt (dinghy designer)
Jack Holt, OBE was a prolific designer of sailing dinghies. His pioneering designs of dingies using plywood did much to popularise the sport of sailing in the period immediately following World War II....
. It is a light (minimum weight only 48 kg) one-person boat with a uni-rig
Catboat
A catboat , or a cat-rigged sailboat, is a sailing vessel characterized by a single mast carried well forward ....
stayed sail plan. It is sailed mainly in Britain
United Kingdom
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and the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, and over 1,500 have been built. At first all boats were built of 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...
, but since 1998 fibreglass has been used, and now over half of new boats are of fibreglass or composite (fibreglass and wood) construction.