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Encyclopedia > 29er

The 29er is a skiff designed by Julian Bethwaite and first produced in 1998. It is targeted at youth, especially those training to sail the larger 49er. It has a single trapeze and an asymmetric spinnaker much like that of the 49er (although smaller). The popular boat is considered a more rapid alternative to the laser dinghy and has an international racing class devoted to it. The term skiff is applied to various river craft, but a skiff is typically a small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 49er With Its Asymetric Spinnaker The 49er is a newer one-design class of small sailing dinghy. ... An acrobat below a balloon Trapeze artists, in lithograph by Calvert Litho. ... The Laser Standard Rightening a capsized boat This article focuses on the Laser Standard dinghy. ...


See also

  • 29"er 29er also refers to mountain bikes using 29" or 700c wheels instead of the typical 26" or 559 mm wheels.

29ers or Two-niners are mountain bicyles that are built to use 700c or ISO 622mm rims. ...

References

  • 29er.com
  • Ovington Boats
  • Bethwaite Design

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GBR 29er Class Association (0 words)
The 29er Nationals are following on from the 49ers in Llandudno Bay.
The 29er Open European Championships was concluded on Saturday 11 August in Gottskär.
In the conditions the 29er girls teams dominated, winners were Francis Peters/Hannah Diamond, with runners-up Sophie Weguelin/Sophie Ainaworth.
29er (1190 words)
The large diameter wheels give the 29er bikes speed and stability while allowing for more surface area covered with each push of the pedal, making it more efficient than 26” bikes.
There are many other 29"er bikes and frames out there but this is the gear that is easiest to access in Canada.
Theoretically this is true but in four years of riding a 29”er I’ve had very few problems with my rims coming out of true.
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