Interlake (dinghy)

Interlake
Development
Designer Francis Sweisguth
Year 1935
Design One-Design
Boat
Crew 2-3
Draft 4 ft 7 in (1.40 m)
Hull
Type Monohull
Hull weight 650 lb (290 kg)
LOA 18 ft (5.5 m)
Beam 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Rig
Rig Type Sloop
Mast Length 21 ft (6.4 m)
Sails
Spinnaker area 200 sq ft (19 m2)
Upwind Sail Area 175 sq ft (16.3 m2)
For the Manitoba provincial electoral district, see Interlake.

The Interlake is a sloop rigged sailing dinghy popular in the Midwest United States for one-design racing. The boat originates from the Sandusky Sailing Club, who in 1933 commissioned Francis Sweisguth, designer of the Star, to design a boat for the waters of Lake Erie and Sandusky Bay.

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