The Lark is a small two person
dinghy mostly popular in
England. However the Lark is also used in U.S.
college sailing. Two schools which currently sail Larks are
Tufts and
Harvard. They were used in the 2000 College Nationals with great successes.
The primary
charateristics of a Lark are its low
freeboard and tapered
mast. Both of of these features make it very different to sail than other college
boats such as the
420 and
FJ. Between the tapered rig and high
aspect ratio foils the Lark is a very efficient design, and the recent redesign makes it even more compelling.
Parameters:
The Lark was designed in
1966 by
Michael Jackson.