The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
in Australia, New Zealand & The South Pacific.
The distinct wineglass stern and four-sided sail
In 1887, in the waters of Penobscot Bay, Maine, a girl named Ellen beat two fellows named Charles — all racing boats of identical design — and these Dinghies have been competitively sailed each summer ever since.
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