[1][2] The design was initially built by Barney Lehman and then by his company PlastiGlass in the United States, starting in 1948.
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The Lehman Interclub is a racing sailing dinghy, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim.
It has a stayed catboat rig, a plumb stem and transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable daggerboard.
[1][2] The boat has a draft of 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the daggerboard extended and 4 in (10 cm) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer or car roof.
[1][2] The design was used for a US-Mexico regatta that was held in Acapulco in February, 1952 and which included sponsorship from the Mexican government.