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Flipper (Danish dinghy)
The Flipper, sometimes called the Flipper Export, is a Danish sailboat that was designed by Peter Bruun as a racer and first built in 1970.[1][2] The boat is sometimes confused with the 1970 American Flipper dinghy, of which 582 were built.[3] ProductionThe design was built by Intermark Sailcraft ApS in Denmark, with 15,000 boats completed, starting in 1970, but it is now out of production.[1] DesignThe Flipper is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a scow hull, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a removable daggerboard. It displaces 154 lb (70 kg).[1] The boat has a draft of 2.62 ft (0.80 m) with the daggerboard extended and 4 in (10 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1] See alsoReferences
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