dinghy

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Dinghy of a schooner
dinghy

The dinghy (also dinghy or dinghy are common) is a small dinghy that can be operated by a single person. It is driven either by an outboard motor or by belt .

Originally the dinghy comes from East India ( Bengal ). There they called a simple plank boat that was built without a keel or frames .

In the British Royal Navy and the German Navy , the name dinghy became common at the beginning of the 19th century , where it referred to a small dinghy in hard chine construction . It was rowed by a man and was used to carry people. Inflatable boats are often used as dinghies nowadays .

In English, the term sailing dinghy generally refers to a sailing dinghy . That is why the type designation of dinghies also includes the name dinghy . A well-known racing dinghy is the international 14-foot dinghy .

See also

Web links

Commons : Dinghies  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wiktionary: Dingi  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Yacht sport archive , accessed on December 1, 2015.