National 12 (dinghy)
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Introduction
The National 12 is a two person, two sail, twelve foot long sailing dinghy. They are sailed extensively in the UK. The National 12 is a development class with a long, famous and intriguing history. The class was started in 1936 by the Royal Yachting Association as an alternative to the more expensive International 14s. Because the class can change the rules the boats has evolved over time, moving from wood and clinker construction to high performance glass and carbon fibre – foam composite boats. The Twelve has developed into an exciting racing boat which performs well in all conditions and is a joy to sail.
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Other Sailing Dinghies
| Classes of sailing dinghies, scows and skiffs (worldwide list) | |
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420 ("Four-twenty") | 470 ("Four-seventy") | 49er | 505 ("Five-oh-five") | Albacore | Byte | Cadet | Contender | El Toro | Enterprise | Europe | Finn | Flying Dutchman | Flying Scot | GP14 | Heron | International Fourteen | Javelin | Jersey Skiff | Laser | Laser 4.7 | Laser Radial | Lightning | Mirror | Musto Skiff | National 12 | OK Dinghy | Optimist | Sabot | Sea Bright | Scow (A, C, E, MC, M16, 17) | Snipe (dinghy) | Sunfish | Solo | Sport 14 | Sport 16 | Streaker | Thistle | Topper | Topper Topaz | Wayfarer | Y flyer | Zoom 8 | |