Dinghy Sailing

Dinghy sailing is the sailing of small, unballasted open or partly decked boats kept upright by crew weight and movable centerboards or daggerboards rather than a fixed ballast keel. Dinghies range from single-handers like the Optimist (2.31 m) and ILCA Dinghy to two- and three-person racing classes; crews use hiking, trapezes, and spinnakers to control heel and add power. World Sailing governs the sport’s international classes and the dinghy events of the Olympic regatta, where the ILCA 6, ILCA 7, 470, and 49er are sailed.