The 29er is strict one design international class aimed primarily at youth sailors and is the smaller sister to the Olympic 49er Class. It has also been said that the 29er is now in the mix to become the Olympic Womens’ 2 handed high performance dinghy. Repairs are easily performed to the hull and deck as they are made from polyester FRP which is low cost readily obtainable high strength materials. The blades are aluminum with a foam core combining strength and lightness. The rudder is a dagger board design which slots into an alloy rudder stock. The main and jib are fully battened Mylar, the spinnaker is an asymmetric triradial cut for longer life. All are also strict one design.

Best of all when the kids eventually appear to grow out of it, convert it into a 29erXX by adding a new rig with a mast head asymmetric spinnaker which when combined with the other sails offers another 6 sq metre of sail area on a mast approx 450m longer with twin trapeze they are able to sail it for many years to come. Only the mast, sails, and spinnaker halyard are changed, all else remains the same.