Europe (dinghy)
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The Europe is a one-person dinghy designed in Belgium in 1960 by Alois Roland as a class legal Moth dinghy. The design later changed into its own one-design class.
The dinghy is ideal for sailors weighing 50–85 kilos. The hull is made of fibre glass and weighs 45 kg, fully rigged 60 kg. The dinghy is tapering in the stem and round in the bottom. The sail is made of dacron. The mast is made of carbon fibre and specially designed to the sailor. A soft mast is best for light sailors, while heavier sailors use stiffer masts. Sails are also specially designed according to mast stiffness and crew weight.
The Europe was introduced as an Olympic class in the 1992 Summer Olympics as the women's single-handed dinghy. It was replaced by the Laser Radial in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Since 2008 the Europe is one of the Vintage Yachting Classes at the Vintage Yachting Games.
Events
Olympic Games<ref>Olympic results</ref>
| 1992 Barcelona Template:DetailsLink |
Linda Cerup-Simonsen |
Natalia Vía Dufresne |
Julia Trotman |
| 1996 Atlanta Template:DetailsLink |
Kristine Roug |
Margriet Matthijsse |
Courtenay Becker-Dey |
| 2000 Sydney Template:DetailsLink |
Shirley Robertson |
Margriet Matthijsse |
Serena Amato |
| 2004 Athens Template:DetailsLink |
Siren Sundby |
Lenka Šmídová |
Signe Livbjerg |
Asian Games<ref>Asian Template:Webarchive</ref> Women's
| 2002 Pusan | Template:Flagu (CHN) Lu Chunfeng |
Template:Flagu (JPN) Maiko Sato |
Template:KOR (KOR) Hong Jing-Young |
| 1998 Bangkok | Template:Flagu (CHN) Zhang Hong |
Template:Flagu (JPN) Aiko Saito |
Template:SIN (SIN) Tracey Tan |
Pan American Games<ref>Pan American Template:Webarchive</ref> Women's
| 1995 Mar del Plata | Template:Flagu (BRA) Márcia Pellicano |
Template:Flagu (USA) Kimberly Logan |
Template:BER (BER) Paula Lewin |
| 1999 Winnipeg | Template:Flagu (ARG) Serena Amato |
Template:Flagu (BRA) Fernanda Pinto |
Template:Flagu (MEX) Tanía Elias Calles |
World Championship<ref>Worlds</ref>
Open
Template:Europe Open World Championship medallists
Men
Template:Europe Men's World Championship medallists
Women
Template:Europe Women's World Championship medallists
Continental Championships
European Championship<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Women's
European Championship<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Men's
| 2002 Nieuwpoort | Template:DEN (DEN) Søren Johnsen |
Template:Flagu (SWE) Patrick Johansson |
Template:Flagu (SWE) Oscar Claeson |
| 2003 Palma de Mallorca | Template:Flagu (ESP) Francisco Terrasa |
Template:Flagu (ESP) Manuel Jiménez |
Template:Flagu (ESP) Joan Salamé |
| 2005 Helsinki | Template:FIN (FIN) Teemu Rantanen |
Template:Flagu (SWE) Anton Dahlberg |
Template:DEN (DEN) Lasse Juhl |
| 2006 Marsala | Template:DEN (DEN) Jakob Ege Friis |
Template:Flagu (GER) Jakob Ege Friis |
Template:Flagu (ESP) Marc Paris |
| 2007 L'Escala | Template:DEN (DEN) Christian Rindom |
Template:Flagu (FRA) Jean-Christophe Gache |
Template:Flagu (ESP) Gerard Marin |
European Championship Open Master
European Championship Women's Youth
European Championship Men's Youth
Vintage Yachting Games<ref>Vintage results</ref>
Women's
Men's
See also
References
External links
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