Europe Dinghy (International)
Description
The Europe Dinghy (also known as the International Europe Class) is a high-performance, single-handed racing dinghy designed in 1960 by Belgian naval architect Alois Roland as a class-legal evolution of the Moth dinghy. Optimized for lighter sailors (50–85 kg / 110–187 lbs), it became the Olympic women's single-handed class from 1992 to 2008, with British sailor Shirley Robertson winning gold in Sydney 2000. The Europe emphasizes technical trimming and planing speed, making it a demanding yet rewarding step-up from Optimists or Lasers. Over 3,000 hulls have been built worldwide, with active fleets in Europe (UK, France, Italy), Australia, and the U.S. It's a strict one-design class governed by the International Europe Class Union (IECU), ensuring fair competition through adjustable masts and sails tailored to crew weight. The dinghy's motto: "Skills over strength"—trimming options (e.g., mast bend, sail rake) level the playing field for varied body types, without ballast or jackets.
The standard boat dimensions
| i | - |
|---|---|
| j | - |
| p | - |
| e | - |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Documents
Blueprints
Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.