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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Alois Roland |
| Location | Belgium |
| Year | 1960 |
| Design | One-Design |
| Name | International Europe |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Draft | 0.15 m (5.9 in) 1.0 m (3 ft 3 in) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | GRP Cold moulded plywood Composite |
| Hull weight | 45 kg (99 lb) |
| LOA | 3.35 m (11.0 ft) |
| Beam | 1.38 m (4 ft 6 in) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Daggerboard |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Mast length | 4.895 m (16.06 ft) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 7 m2 (75 sq ft) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 92.8[1] |
| RYA PN | 1145[2] |
| Former Olympic class | |
The Europe is a one-person dinghy designed in Belgium in 1960 by Alois Roland as a class legal Moth dinghy. The design later changed into its own one-design class.
The dinghy is ideal for sailors weighing 50–85 kilos. The hull is made of fibre glass and weighs 45 kg, fully rigged 60 kg. The dinghy is tapering in the stem and round in the bottom. The sail is made of dacron. The mast is made of carbon fibre and specially designed to the sailor. A soft mast is best for light sailors, while heavier sailors use stiffer masts. Sails are also specially designed according to mast stiffness and crew weight.
The Europe was introduced as an Olympic class in the 1992 Summer Olympics as the women's single-handed dinghy. It was replaced by the Laser Radial in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Since 2008 the Europe is one of the Vintage Yachting Classes at the Vintage Yachting Games.
