Glen Class
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| Boat dimensions | |
| Length above : | 7.62 m |
| Length WL : | 5.49 m |
| Width above sea level : | 1.98 m |
| Draft : | 1.37 m |
| Weight (ready to sail): | 1900 kg |
| Sail area | |
| Sail area close to the wind : | 24.8 m² |
| Others | |
| Rigging type: | Sloop |
The (Dublin bay) Glen Class is a unit class (shipyard class) of wooden sailing boats with a fixed keel ( long keel ). They are sailed by 3 to 4 sailors in regattas and displace approx. 1.9 t.
history
The Glen Class boats are one-size-fits- all and were built at the Glen Shipyard in Bangor , Northern Ireland. The small sea cruisers with long keel, yacht stern and spoon bow were designed by the renowned Scottish yacht designer Alfred Mylne at the end of the 1940s. A total of about 39 boats were built, most of them in the 1950s. The fleet in Dublin Bay currently consists of 14 boats.