[1][2] The boat is sometimes confused with the 1970 American Flipper dinghy, of which 582 were built.

[3] The design was built by Intermark Sailcraft ApS in Denmark, with 15,000 boats completed, starting in 1970, but it is now out of production.

[1] The Flipper is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass.

It has a fractional sloop rig, a scow hull, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a removable daggerboard.

[1] The boat has a draft of 2.62 ft (0.80 m) with the daggerboard extended and 4 in (10 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.