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Current Specifications
Crew	1-2 depending on weight
LOA	2,750 mm (9 ft 0 in)
Beam	1,140 mm (3 ft 9 in)
Hull weight	45 kg (99 lb)
Mast height	3,900 mm (12 ft 10 in)
Mainsail area	4.5 m² (48 sq ft)
Jib / Genoa area	N/A

O'pen Bic

The O'pen Bic, often simply referred to as the Open Bic, is a single handed sailboat designed for younger sailers. Developed by Vitali Design, the boat was launched in 2006. It is an International Class, as recognized by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF)^[1], and as of 2010, 3,500 boats have been sold ^[2].

The thermoformed polyethylene hull is self-draining. In the event of a capsize or shipping water by some other means, the water simply flows down the angled floor of the cockpit and out of the open transom.

The two part, 2.1 kilogram, O'pen Bic mast is made from a fiberglass epoxy composite. The boom is made from aluminum. These hold a 4.5 m²sail made from K.Film - Polyester, with full length battens of adjustable tension. A smaller, 3.8 m² sail made only of Dacron (polyester) is also available. The rig is interchangeable with that of the Optimist.

The foils are manufactured out of composite epoxy.

The ideal weight for a user of this boat is 65 Kg.^[3]

References

http://www.openbic.com

^ "ISAF : O'pen BIC". http://www.sailing.org/classes/BIC.php. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
^ "The O'pen BIC : kids sailboats, a true glide machine". http://www.openbic.com/editorial,2.html. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
^ "Open Bic Specifications". http://www.openbic.com/products/open-bic,3,46/complete-boat,579.html. Retrieved November 23, 2010.

v t e Sailing dinghy, Sharpie and Skiff classes

Dinghies under 10 ft	Frog Cape Cod Frosty El Toro Fatty Knees Fly Holdfast Trainer Manly Junior Minto Naples Sabot O'pen BIC Optimist P Class Pelican Puddle Duck Racer Sabot Starling Tadpole Topper Topaz Taz Turnabout Zoom 8

Dinghies under 15 ft	10ft Skiff 12 foot dinghy 125 ("One-twenty-five") 12ft Skiff 13ft skiff 29er 29erXX skiff 3000 405 ("Four-oh-five") 420 Access Liberty Adventuress ASC Astus 14.1 Australian Sharpie B14 Banshee Beetle Cat Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Blaze Blue Jay Bosun British Moth Butterfly Buzz Byte Cadet Cherokee Cherub C-Lark Comet Coypu Dabchick Daring Dart Enterprise Escape Europe Envy Extra Finn Firefly Flying Ant Flying Eleven Flying Junior Force 5 GP14 Graduate Gull Heron Idle-along IDRA14 International Twelve International 14 Javelin (NZ) Javelin (US) Jet 14 Jollyboat (NZ) Lark Laser Standard Laser 2 Laser 2000 Laser 3000 Laser 4.7 Laser 5000 Laser Funboat Laser Pico Laser Radial Laser Vago Laser Vortex Lido 14 Marlin Merlin Rocket MG14 Miracle Mirror Moth Musto Performance Skiff National 12 NS14 OK Dinghy O'pen BIC Otter Pacer Pegasus Penguin Phantom RS Feva RS Tera RS Q'Ba RS Feva RS Vareo RS100 RS200 RS300 RS400 RS500 RS600 RS700 RS800 Sabre Scorpion Snark Snowbird (sailboat) Solo Spiral Splash Streaker Sunburst Sunfish Tinker Star Traveller Tinker Traveller Tasar Topper Topper Topaz Topper Topaz Magno Topper Topaz Vibe Topper Topaz Xenon Twinkles 10 & 12 Vagabond Vaurien Wanderer Woodpussy Zeddie Zephyr

Dinghies under 20 ft	16ft Skiff 18 foot dinghy 18ft Skiff 470 49er 505 Albacore Beaufort Invitation Buccaneer 18 Comet Contender Corsair Day Sailer Fireball Flying Dutchman Flying Scot French National Monotype 1924 Hornet Interlake International Canoe Jacksnipe Javelin (UK, NL & DE) Jersey Skiff Jollyboat (UK) Jolly Boat JY15 Laser 4000 Laser Bahia Laser Stratos Lelievlet Lightning Mirror 16 Mutineer 15 O-Jolle Osprey Payne-Mortlock sailing canoe Pirate Precision 15 RS K6 RS Vision RS700 RS800 Salcombe Yawl Sea Bright Sea Scout Standard Boat (BP18) Snipe Texas Tornado 12m² Sharpie Thistle Topper Topaz Omega Vanguard 15 Wayfarer Windmill Windy Winkle Brig X boat Y flyer

Dinghies 20 ft or over	Highlander Norfolk Punt

v t e Classes of the International Sailing Federation

Current Olympic Classes	470 49er Elliott 6m Finn Laser Laser Radial RS:X Star

ISAF Centreboard classes	Int. 14 29er 29erXX 420 505 B14 Byte Cadet Contender Enterprise Europe Flying Dutchman Flying_Junior Laser Laser Radial Laser 2 Laser 4.7 Laser Vago Lightning Mirror Musto Performance Skiff OK Dinghy O'pen BIC Optimist RS500 RS Tera RS Feva Snipe Splash Sunfish Tasar Topper Vaurien Zoom 8

ISAF Keelboat classes	2.4 m 5.5 m 6 m 8 m 12 m Access 2.3 Access 303 Access Liberty Dragon Etchells Flying 15 H-boat J/22 J/24 J/80 Melges 24 Melges 32 Micro Platu 25 RC44 SB3 Soling Sonar Star Tempest Ultimate 20 Yngling

ISAF Yacht Classes	Class 40 Farr 30 (Mumm 30) Farr 40 Int. Maxi Assoc IMOCA 60 Swan 45 TP 52 X-35 X-41

ISAF Multihull Classes	A-Class Dart 18 Formula 16 Formula 18 Hobie 14 Hobie 16 Hobie 17 Hobie 18 Hobie Dragoon Hobie Tiger Hobie Wildcat Nacra Infusion SL 16 Topcat K1 Tornado Viper F16

ISAF Windsurfer Classes	Formula Experience Formula Windsurfing Funboard RS:X Mistral One Design Class Raceboard Speed Windsurfing Techno 293

ISAF Kiteboarding Classes	International Kiteboarding Association

ISAF Classic Classes	GP14 IOD Shark

International Radio Sailing Association Classes	10 rater A Class Marblehead One Metre

Former ISAF Classes	6.5 Metre 7 Metre 8 Metre 8.5 Metre 9 Metre 10 Metre 11 Metre One Design Aloha Buzz C Class Cat Division I Sailboard - Flatboard Division II Sailboard - Displacement Division III Sailboard - Tandem Farr 45 Open 50 ORMA 60 Windglider Lechner Mistral Junior ISO Syndey 40 X-99

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