O'pen Skiff
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Vitali Design |
| Location | France |
| Year | 2006-2025 |
| Builder | Melges Performance Sailboats |
| Role | One design racer sail training |
| Name | O'PEN Skiff |
| Boat | |
| Crew | One |
| Displacement | 99 lb (45 kg) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | polyethylene |
| LOA | 9.00 ft (2.74 m) |
| LWL | 7.17 ft (2.19 m) |
| Beam | 3.58 ft (1.09 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | daggerboard |
| Rudder | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | cat rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | catboat |
| Mainsail area | 48.44 sq ft (4.500 m2) |
| Total sail area | 48.44 sq ft (4.500 m2) |
The O'PEN Skiff, or O'pen Bic, is a sailing dinghy that was designed by Vitali Design of Italy for children's sail training and as a one design racer. It was first built in 2006.
The design is a World Sailing international class.
The boat was originally marketed by the manufacturer BIC as the O'PEN Bic, but was renamed the O'PEN Skiff in 2019 with the acquisition of Bic Sport by the Estonian company TAHE Outdoors.