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Speed

470

Difficulty: 3 star rating intermediate

This boat is raced at the Olympic games

The 470 is an Olympic Class for both Men & Women for the 2004 Games in Athens. It is a two person, single trapeze boat that is sailed throughout the world.

Size: 4.7 metres long, 1.68 metres wide, weighing approx 120 kilograms
Sails: 13.9 square metres (extra sail called spinnaker is 14.3 square metres)

Number of sailors: 2

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