Inland 20

The Inland 20 (I-20) is a twenty foot, high performance, two person racing scow with an asymmetrical spinnaker that is carried on a retractable bowsprit. The boat sports twin bilge boards, twin rudders and a slightly tunneled scow hull that helps to promote reduced wetted surface and planing.

An I-20 offers all of the speed, excitement and “go fast” gadgetry of an E-Scow, but only needs two people to effectively race in any wind condition.

The I-20 class was created in 1998 and is an update of the M-20 class. M-20s can be converted to class legal I-20s with the addition of a retractable bowsprit and asymmetrical spinnaker. M-20s have been in existence since the early 1960’s. This gives anyone, with limited funds, an option to purchase a low cost used boat. The mold that produced the first and all Melges M-20s is the mold that now produces the I-20. This keeps the older boats competitive with the new I-20s.

Newer I-20s have further refinements from the M-20 class that include a 23 pound carbon fiber mast and a new rudder design that is more symmetrical and better balanced.