Teeny (boat class)
| Notation | |
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| Boat dimensions | |
| Length above : | 3.15 m |
| Length WL : | 2.90 m |
| Width above sea level : | 1.38 m |
| Weight (ready to sail): | 50 kg |
| Sail area | |
| Sail area close to the wind : | 5.4 m² |
| Mainsail : | 4.0 m² |
| Jib : | 1.4 m² |
| Spinnaker : | 5.2 m² |
| Others | |
| Rigging type: | Sloop |
| Yardstick number : | 140 |
| Class : | national |
The Teeny has been the official two-hand championship class of the German Sailing Association in the youngest segment for 8 to 15 year olds since 1993 .
history
Designed in 1986 by Günter Ahlers based on findings from the association's own youth work and specifications of the German Sailing Association (DSV) and first built in 1987 by the Hein boatyard in Elmshorn, the Teeny was specially designed for children from 8 to 15 years of age, as an “ Opti for two " . From 1989 to 1999 production was carried out by Dehler Yachtbau and, from 1999, was taken over by the Sebastian Ziegelmayer shipyard in Hamburg.
In 1992 the boat class was recognized by the DSV as a national unit class . At the German Youth Sailing Days in Hanover in 2001 and in Halle in 2005, the delegates confirmed the teeny as the DSV's youngest boat for four years each.
Goal setting
The Teeny was designed to increase the team's ability to work in a team. After a basic instruction in the Optimist, the training should take place very early on both sides. This means that the positions of the helmsman and the crew are swapped and that both should be familiarized with the technique of two-handed sailing.
Since the Teeny with jib , spinnaker and trapeze has all the features of a modern gliding dinghy, the boat is the training basis for switching over to the youth boat classes 420 or 29er directly into the Olympic boat classes 470 , 49er and even into the two-hull boat Tornado .
In addition, the fun factor is not insignificant, because with a yardstick number of 140, the teeny is decidedly faster on the regatta course than the optimist dinghy (173).
Surname
The boat class was named after the boat length of 10 feet - "ten feet long", i.e. 3.15 meters.
Class politics
Teeny is recognized by the German Sailing Association as a championship class for youngsters. Despite the relatively rigid design rules for one-size-fits-all, one is open to meaningful innovations. The class rules have now been supplemented with an adjustable trapeze, a Lenzer and the course compass .
distribution
Due to the introduction of the boat by the German Sailing Association, the teen quickly became known in the western federal states, strongholds formed in Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg and Berlin. After a good start 10 years ago, there are almost no regatta sailing teams in Bavaria (as of May 2006). The Teeny has not yet spread in the eastern federal states because the Cadet is used there as a youth training class, only in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania there is a regional representation of the class association, but the only significant Teeny fleet (SSV1894) was shut down at the beginning of the 2007 season . Teens have been actively working in Saxony since 2007.
Outside of Germany, individual boats operate in Switzerland, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Austria and the Czech Republic.
Regattas and races
In 1994 the first International German Puppy Championship (IDJüM) was held.
In the aforementioned federal states, around 40 ranked regattas with starting fields of 25 to 35 ships take place over the entire season. The qualification for IDJüM of the teeny class is only possible via the ranking list . In 2004 around 100 teams met the admission criteria for the championship, 70 of which ultimately started on the Unterhavel. Between July 22nd and 29th, 2005 the IDJüM took place at the Württemberg Yacht Club in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance . From July 28th to August 6th, 2006, the Schwerin sailing club hosted the IDJüM in the teenage class.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Markus Wegmann & Harald Schnitzler: VELUM ng - competition. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 1, 2017 ; accessed on November 22, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Schweriner Segler-Verein von 1894 eV - IDJüM Teeny 2006. Retrieved on November 22, 2017 .
