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A U.S. regional class, this 18-foot dinghy was commissioned by the Sandusky Sailing Club in 1933 for sailing on Lake Erie and Sandusky Bay. Raced by two or three people, it was designed by Francis Sweisguth, who had also designed the Olympic class Star. Similar to later sportboats, the Interlake has a large roach, smaller jib, and fractional rigging without backstay; it can be sailed with a spinnaker. The class boasts smooth planing, easy maneuverability, and faster acceleration than better-known boats such as the Lightning or Flying Scot. There are 17 active fleets, most of them in Ohio, where new boats are built by Customflex. The class promotes friendly competition. Twenty-year-old boats can still win against new ones. See: http://www.InterlakeSailing.org