Competitive racing boats built to the same design and specifications placing the emphasis on the skills of the sailor to optimise performance.

One-Design Racing Keelboats

Competitive racing boats built to the same design and specifications placing the emphasis on the skills of the sailor to optimise performance.

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One-design racing keelboats differ by type of usage – some are suitable only for coastal races, others can be used for multi-day offshore regattas. Depending on the purpose for which they are used, one-design yachts may have one or more cabins providing a certain set of amenities or they may have no cabins and no amenities at all. The same holds true for navigation and communication equipment. Category A yachts which can compete in long ocean races are also generally very ascetic and may lose to the simplest cruising models in terms of the comfort they afford. Some of the one-designs are intended for command regattas (for example, "Dragon", "SB20" or  "Melges"), others can be used for single-handed sailing (for example, "Beneteau Figaro"). As a rule, each one-design class has its own established calendar of regattas – these are regional, national and/or international competitions. Not only fleet races but also match races are held on one-design boats.