The island has a wide selection of sailing boats from single-person dinghies and kiteboards to large offshore yachts. The list below highlights the most actively raced classes.
Fitted Dinghies
14′ wooden boats built to a box rule. These have a fixed keel and a huge rig. Unique to the island, they are a challenge to sail.
International One Designs
Originally designed as a wooden boat back in 1936, these are now built in fibreglass. Very heavy long-keeled displacement boats.
RS21
Smaller keel boats with a lifting keel and a hard chine running near the waterline.
Etchells
Designed in the late-60s, these are much lighter than the IODs with a separate keel and rudder. Rudder mounted on a small skeg.
J/80 and J/105
Sportboats designed in the 90s by J/Boats. Planing hull, non-overlapping jib and large assymetric spinnaker.
Optimist
World famous child’s learn-to-sail boat.
Laser
World famous Olympic dinghy.
Comet
Vintage dinghy based on the design of the Star keelboat. One of the most active fleets in Bermuda.
Waspz
Modern high-tech single-person foiling dinghy.