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The Albacore is a 4.57 m (15 ft) two-person planing dinghy, for lake and near-inshore day sailing. Hulls are made of either wood or fibreglass. The basic shape was developed in 1954 from an Uffa Fox design. Recent boats retain the same classic dimensions, and use modern materials and modern control systems. A deep airfoil section centerboard and rudder make the Albacore highly manoeuvrable.〔http://usaa.albacore.org/node/9〕 The Albacore's rig uses swept spreaders supporting a tapered mast, a powerful vang, and adjustable jib halyard and other sail controls to depower in high winds. This adjustability enables light crews and heavy crews to race head-to-head in all but the most extreme conditions. It does not have a trapeze or spinnaker, and hence avoids the difficult handling of sport boats. The powerful rig and easily driven hull give excellent performance over a wide range of wind and wave conditions. The 2011 International Champion described the Albacore as a boat that is simple to get into at first, but one that will challenge the tuning and tactical skills of a sailor for the rest of their life.〔 ==Popularity== About 8,200 Albacores have been built.〔http://registry.albacore.org/latest〕 The class is actively raced in the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. Albacores are also used for adult and youth sail training,〔http://www.outerharbour.net/about_us/about_us.htm〕〔http://www.kanatasailingclub.com/index.php?pr=Training〕 and for leisure sailing. The Albacore was ranked 16th most popular one-design sailboat in North America in 2010 by Sailing Anarchy,〔http://webuser.bus.umich.edu/townsend/Albacore/OneDesignSurvey2010.htm〕 and 38th most popular in the UK from 2001 to 2011 by Yachts and Yachting.〔http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/classes/?s=44&o=2011〕 There is a particularly large concentration of Albacores in Toronto, Canada where the Friday night club series sees an average of 45 boats and peaks of over 50 boats on the start line every Friday during the summer sailing season.〔http://albacore.ca/fnr_hm/〕 Older Albacores are commonly found in vacation areas such as Ontario Cottage country. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Albacore (dinghy)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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