Development | |
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Designer | Vitali Design |
Location | France |
Year | 2006 |
No. built | 8,000 |
Builder(s) | Melges Performance Sailboats |
Role | One design racer sail training |
Name | O'PEN Skiff |
Boat | |
Crew | One |
Displacement | 99 lb (45 kg) |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | polyethylene |
LOA | 9.00 ft (2.74 m) |
LWL | 7.17 ft (2.19 m) |
Beam | 3.58 ft (1.09 m) |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | daggerboard |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | cat rig |
Sails | |
Sailplan | catboat |
Mainsail area | 48.44 sq ft (4.500 m2) |
Total sail area | 48.44 sq ft (4.500 m2) |
The O'PEN Skiff, or O'pen Skiff, is a sailing dinghy that was designed by Vitali Design of Italy for children's sail training and as a one design racer. It was first built in 2006.[1][2]
The design is a World Sailing international class.[3]
The boat was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the O'PEN Bic, but was renamed the O'PEN Skiff in 2019.[1][2]