Refit Project 2.0 - 470 Olympic class Dinghy from 1977
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- Refit Project 2.0 470 Dinghy from 1977.
-- 470 --
The 470 (Four-Seventy) is a double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a centreboard, Bermuda rig, and centre sheeting. Equipped with a spinnaker, trapeze and a large sail-area-to-weight ratio, it is designed to plane easily, and good teamwork is necessary to sail it well. The name comes from the overall length of the boat in centimetres (i.e., the boat is 4.70 metres long).
Development:
Designer
André Cornu
Year
1963
Boat:
Crew
2 (single trapeze)
Draft
150 mm (5.9 in)
970 mm (3 ft 2 in)
Hull:
Hull weight
120 kg (260 lb)
LOA
4,700 mm (15 ft 5 in)
LWL
4,400 mm (14 ft 5 in)
Beam
1,690 mm (5 ft 7 in)
Sails
Mainsail area
9.12 m2 (98.2 sq ft)
Jib/genoa area
3.58 m2 (38.5 sq ft)
Spinnaker area
13 m2 (140 sq ft)
Racing
D-PN
86.3
RYA PN
973
The 470 is a popular class with both individuals and sailing schools, offering a good introduction to high-performance boats without being excessively difficult to handle, but it is not a boat designed for beginners. Its smaller sister, the 420, is a stepping stone to the 470.
The 470 is a World Sailing International Class and has been an Olympic class since the 1976 games.
History
The 470 was designed in 1963 by the Frenchman André Cornu as a modern fibreglass planing dinghy to appeal to sailors of different sizes and ages. This formula succeeded, and the boat spread around the world. In 1969, the class was given international status and it has been an Olympic class since 1976. In 1988, the first Olympic women's sailing event used the 470.
Sailing
To sail the 470, good physical fitness but not too much physical strength is required. The optimal weight of the crew ranges between 100 to 145 kg, making it a suitable boat for men, women and youth teams. Due to various options for sail trimming one can sail the boat well at 1 to 6 Beaufort scale, slightly above by experienced teams. For racing the 470 is a tactically demanding class, since differences in boat speed are small and the boat does not lose much speed during manoeuvers.Good teamwork between helm and crew is essential for successful racing.
Races
World and Continental Championships are organised every year with separate starts for women and men/mixed teams. There is also a World Championship for juniors and a Master World Championship. The 470 is used in regional championships such as the Asian, Mediterranean, and PanAm Games. Entries are limited in important international races, encouraging more competition by requiring qualifying races in most countries.
In the World Championships more than 30 countries have been represented. There are 65 member nations in the International Class Association and more than 40,000 boats have been built in 20 countries.
The 470 may be raced in a mixed fleet of boats, its performance being adjusted by the Portsmouth Yardstick handicapping scheme. In the RYA-administered scheme, the 470 has a Portsmouth number of 973. In the US Sailing-administered scheme, it has a D-PN of 86.3.
Construction
The 470 is a strict one-design class, and its builder must be approved a Licensed Builder by World Sailing. The class design may evolve, but its intent is to use proven, economical, and environmentally sound materials, currently fiberglass with integral buoyancy tanks for the hull.
source: Wikipedia.
Nice work. I learned to sail with my father in a 470 from the same era as yours, with wood boards too. Now I´m returning to with a much later model, but the joy is the same. Good winds.
I used to own Sail Number 283! Lovely restoration.
Очень рад посмотреть видео по восстановлению, контента мало на такую тему, особенно про 470 класс ❤
Nicely done. I have the same boat ;-)
Nice boat and nice refit, good job, fair winds now :)
I am still trying to figure out the purpose of some of the fittings and pulleys on my boat. What is the purpose of the 2 small pulleys right infront where the mast step is? I have the same 2, but don't know their purpose. I see you have 2 ropes or chords running through them. Where do they go?
Thanks
Impressive work, I was wondering if you have done any other work to the boat? I have a 1973 470 and I’m looking to strengthen the tanks (very soft). Any recommendations? Thanks
It depends on the type of construction, sandwich or stringer, I have a stringer boat and will sand down the outer skin and attach new layers of fiberglass fabric and I will repair the stringers where I can get to them to the inspection hatches then sand and repaint everything
Wow
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