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Squib is a type of small racing
keelboat designed in 1967 by Oliver Lee as a successor to the
Ajax 23. It is a strict "
one-design" class of boat, having a length of 5.79m, beam of 1.87m, a sail area of 15.8 sq m (without
spinnaker) and a weight of 680 kg (including sails and fittings). The usual crew is two people and the boat can be cruised or raced with a
Portsmouth Yardstick of 1129. The Squib has been adopted by the RYA as the National Keelboat and is big enough to race at sea and small enough to be trailed easily behind a family car.