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Showing posts with label Sailing Dinghy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sailing Dinghy. Show all posts

Sunday, 20 December 2009

Two Man Hiking Dinghies

To see lots of videos of Two man Hiking dinghies in action in a whole
range of wind conditions and sailing events around the UK go to my
youtube site www.youtube.com/shockwave40

In the list below you will see websites for class associations so that
you may find out more about the dinghy. Also look out for
SHOCKWAVE40 name by the dinghy name this means I have
video footage of the dinghy sailing on youtube (see above for web
address )
. I have lots of footage of some of the dinghies.

1. Albacore (Two man One Design, Designed in 1954)
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UK Albacore Class Association
International Albacore Class Association

2. B14 (Two man dinghy with Racks and Asymmetric very fast)
Shockwave40 ( Lots of videos !!! )
B14 Class Association

3. Bosun ( One Design with Spinnaker, Designed in 1960 )
Bosun Class Association

4. Cadet (Under 18's dinghy with Spinnaker, Designed in 1947)
Cadet Class Association

4a. CRUZ ( Family Cruiser / Racer )

5. Comet Duo ( Two man cruising-racing dinghy )
Comet Duo Class Association

6. Comet Trio (Two or Three man with optional asymmetric)

7. Comet Versa ( optional spinnaker )

8. Comet Zero ( Two man cruiser with optional spinnaker )

9. Enterprise (Two man one design with optional spinnaker,
designed 1955)
Shockwave40 ( A few videos )
Enterprise Class Association

10. Firefly ( Two man one design )
Firefly Class Association

11. GP14 ( Has spinnaker and designed in 1949 )
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GP14 Class Association

12. Graduate ( One Design, Designed in 1952 )
Graduate Class Association
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13. Gull ( has spinnker, designed 1956 )
Gull Class Association

14. Heron ( Jack Holt design 1950 )
Heron Class Association

15. Kestrel ( Has spinnaker, designed 1955 )
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kestrel Class Association


16. Lark ( Has spinnaker and designed in 1967 )
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Lark Class Association

17. Laser Bahia (Family general purpose dinghy with
Asymmetric)

18. Laser 2000 ( Multi purpose asymmetric cruiser/racer )
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Laser 2000 Class Association

19. Laser Pico ( Designed in 1995 )
Laser Pico Class Association

19a. Laser 16 ( Family Cruiser / Racer )

19b. Laser 13 ( Family Cruiser / Racer )

20. Laser Stratos (Cruiser general purupose can have
ballasted keel)

21. Leader ( General purpose one design with spinnaker )
Leader Class Association

22. Lymington Scow (Classic racer with Lug sail designed 1910)

23. Lymington Pram (Traditional Pram dinghy designed in 1912)

24. Magno ( General purpose dinghy )

25. Merlin Rocket (Development class various designs since 1946
Shockwave40 ( Lots of videos )
Merlin Rocket Class Association


26. Miracle ( One Design ) Shockwave40
Miracle Class Association

27. Mirror ( One design dinghy designed in 1963 )
Mirror Class Association

28. MRX (Two man dinghy with spinnaker. designed in 1999 )
MRX Class Association

29. National 12 ( Development class various designs since 1936)
Shockwave40 ( Lots of videos !!!! )
National 12 Class Association

30. Pacer ( One Design with Spinnaker )
Pacer Class Association

31. RS200 ( One design with asymmetric )
Shockwave40 ( lots of videos!!!)
RS200 Class Association


32. RS400 ( One design with Asymmetric)
Shockwave40 (Lots of Videos !!)
RS400 Class Association

33. RS Feva ( One design with asymmetric )

34. RS Vision ( Family dinghy with asymmetric )

35. Seafly ( Two man dinghy )
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Seafly Home page

36. Scorpion ( One design with spinnaker, designed in 1960)
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Scorpion Class Association


36a. Sport 14 ( Family cruiser / racer )

36b. Sport 16 ( Family cruiser / racer )

37. Signet ( Cruiser - Racer with spinnaker designed in 1961 )
Signet Class Association

38. Snipe ( One design, designed in 1931)
Snipe Class Association

38a. Swordfish ( Twoman cruiser/racer)
Swordfish Class Association
Uffafox design plans

39. Tasar ( Fast one design )
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Tasar Class Association

40. Thames A rater (Three - Man river dinghy )
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Thames A Rater Class Association

41. Tideway ( Clinker with gunter or bermuda rig option )
Tideway Class Association

42. Topaz Omega ( Family cruiser - racer general purpose )

43. Topaz Vibe ( One design with Asymmetric )

44. Topper Xenon (One Design with Asymmetric )
Topper Xenon Class Association

45. Wanderer ( Cruiser/racer with spinnaker )
Wanderer Class Association

46. Wayfarer (Cruiser multi purpose with spinnaker or Asymmetric)
Wayfarer Class Association

46a. Wineglass ( Two Man one design )
Wineglass Class Association

47. YW Dayboat (Traditional dinghy )
Yachting World Dayboat Class Association

Do you know of any others out there ?????


RS200 BLASTING ALONG !!!!

SCORPION DINGHY

Two Man Single Trapeze Sailing Dinghies

Lots of videos of various Single Trapeze dinghies on
www.youtube.com/shockwave40
Here is a list of UK two man single Trapeze dinghies if you are interested
in single handed trapaeze dinghy then look at my write up of Single handed
dinghies.

Where you see the SHOCKWAVE40 word means that I have video
footage of that class on youtube. Some classes I have many videos clips
so have a look around my youtube site.


Here goes !

1. ALTO (New class one design Single trapeze and Asymmetric)
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Alto Class Association
Alto Boats
Pinbax
Rondar Boats

2. BUZZ (Single Trapeze with Asymmetric )
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Buzz Class Association

3. 59er (This was a 2xman Hiking boat but they have recently
adopted a single trapeze)

4. Fireball ( Trapese and spinnaker )
Shockwave40
Fireball Class Association

5. International 505 ( Trapeze and spinnaker )
Shockwave40

UK 505 Class Association
International 505 Class Association

6. Flying Dutchman (Ex Olympic class Trapeze and Spinnaker)
Shockwave40
Flying Dutchman Class Association

7. 420 (Trapeze with Spinnaker)
Shockwave40

420 Class Association

8.
470 (Olympic class trapeze and spinnaker)
Shockwave40

470 Class Association

9. Hobie 405 (Trapeze with Asymmetric )

10. Hornet ( One Design with Spinnaker )
Shockwave40

Hornet Class Association

11. ISO ( Trapeze and Asymmetric )
Shockwave40

ISO Class Association

12. Javelin ( One design which was design by the same person
who designed the Fireball)
Shockwave40
Javelin Class Association

13. Laser 2 ( One design with trapeze and spinnaker )
Laser2 Class Association

14. Laser 4000 ( Trapeze from racks and Asymmetric )
Shockwave40

Laser4000 Class Association

15. Laser Vago (Trapeze and Asymmetric )
Shockwave40

Laser Vago Class Association

15a. MARAUDER ( Has spinnaker designed by the same
designer as the fireball dinghy)

16. National 18 ( Three man dinghy one person goes on Trapeze)
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National 18 Class Association

17. Norfolk Punt ( Broads development class )
Norfolk Punt Class Association

18. Osprey (Two/Three man dinghy but only one trapeze)
Shockwave40
Osprey Class Association

18a. PEGASUS ( Two man one design with spinnaker )
Pegasus Class Association

19. RS500 ( Single Trapeze with Asymmetric )
Shockwave40
RS 500 Class Association


19a. REDWING (Clinker dinghy with spinnaker)


20. Vandercraft 3000 ( Trapeze with Asymmetric )
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Vandercraft 3000 Class Association

21. 29er ( Trapeze boat with Asymmetric )
Shockwave40
29er Class Association


Do you know of any other classes of
Single Trapeze boats
to add the this
list from any country ??????


Sailing action of a Fireball in strong winds.

Saturday, 19 December 2009

ONE OFF Sailing DINGHIES

Have you or do you know of anyone who has designed /
commissioned and built a one off sailing dinghy.

Could you tell us a bit about it ?
(Not just one off dinghies in UK but any worldwide)

Punk Dinghy filmed racing in the Tiger Trophy 2009.

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

Twin Trapeze Sailing Dinghies

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Here is a list of some Twin trapeze dinghies sailed in the U.K. some of which I
have video footage of.

1. BOSS ( Twin trapeze with racks and Asymmetric designed in 1994)
Boss Class Association

2. CHERUB ( Development class various designers since 1951 )
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UK Cherub Class Association
Australian Cherub Class Association

3. 49er ( Twin Trapeze high performance Olympic Skiff designed in 1995 )
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49er Class Association
49er Class Association

4. International 14 ( Twin Trapeze development class various designs
from 1800s onwards )
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International 14 Class Association
Int 14

5. LASER 5000 ( Twin Trapeze with racks designed in 1992 )
Laser 5000 Class Association

6. RS800 (Twin Trapeze with Racks and Asymmetric designed in 1999)
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RS800 Class Association

7. SPICE ( Twin trapeze with Asymmetric designed in 1996 )
Spice Class Association

8. 12ft SKIFF ( Extreme twin trapeze dinghy )
UK 12foot Skiff Association
Australian 12ft Skiff Association

9. 29er XX ( Twin Trapeze turbo version of the 29er designed in 2005)
29er class association


DO YOU KNOW OF ANY OTHER TWIN TRAPEZE CLASSES ??
( From any country )


RS800 dinghy action

Monday, 14 December 2009

Single handed Sailing Dinghies in the U.K.

SHOCKWAVE40

There is a large variety of single handed sailing dinghies in the UK here are
just some of them. Some of the dinghies I have video footage of are on
youtube SHOCKWAVE40 Look for the Shockwave40 name next to the
dinghy class name. Some dinghies have quite a few videos othere's just one
but will endeavour to get more footage when I come across these classes.
If you wish to find out more about any of the dinghies do a web search for
the class association.
for example try the musto skiff = Musto Skiff
or try the Phantom dinghy = Phantom Class Association

1. Blaze ( Has hiking wings designed in 1996)
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Blaze Class Association

2. British Moth (Designed in 1932)
British Moth Class Association

3. Byte (Designed 1990) Byte Class Association

4. Comet (Designed 1981) Comet Class Association

5. Contender (Trapeze boat designed in 1967)
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The U.K. Contender Class Association
The International Contender Class Association

6. Europe (Designed in 1960)
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The U.K. Europe Class Association
The International Europe Class Association

7. Finn (Designed in 1949)
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Finn Class Association

8. Flash (Designed in 1988)

9. International Canoe(Open design with sliding seat and
asymmetric)
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International Canoe Class Association

10. International Moth ( RADICAL DEVELOPMENT
CLASS NOW WITH HYDROFOILS )
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International Moth Class Association

11. Laser (Strick one design and designed in 1971)
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Laser Class Association

12. Laser EPS ( has hiking wings and designed in 1997)
Laser EPS Class Association

13. Lightning 368 ( Designed in 1977 One design)
Lightning Class Association

14. Must Performance Skiff (racks + Trapeze and Asymmetric
designed in 1999)
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Musto Skiff Association

14a. MX-RAY ( Single hander with Asymmetric )
MX-RAY

15. OK ( One design dinghy designed in 1957 )
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OK class association
The International O.K. Class Association

16. Phantom ( Designed in 1971 )
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Phantom Class Association

16a. RS100
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17. RS300 (Designed in 1997 )
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RS300 Class Association

18. RS600 (with rack and trapeze you can also fit HYDROFOIL's
on this dinghy.Designed in 1993)
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RS600 Class Association

19. RS700 ( with Rack + Trapeze and Asymmetric designed in 2000)
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RS700 Class Association

20.RS Vareo ( Hiking dinghy with Asymmetric designed in 2001 )
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rs vareo Class Association

21. Solo ( Fully Battened main hiking dinghy designed in 1956 )
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Solo Class Association

22. Solution ( Designed in 2006 )
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Solution Class Association
Ovington Boats

23. Splash ( Designed in 1988 )
Splash Class Association

24. Streaker ( Designed in 1975 )
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Streaker Class Association

25. Supernova ( One Design. Designed in 1995 )
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Supernova Class Association

26. Topper ( Designed in 1976 )

27. Devoti One (Asymmetric hiking dinghy with rack )
Devoti
Suntouched Sailboats Ltd
shockwave40
d-one dinghy blogspot

28. K1 (New hiking dinghy with ballasted
daggerboard and Jib+Main sails)

K1 Sailing Is this the future of dinghy sailing??


Do you know of any other Single handed dinghy classes out there ???


The below video shows Hydrofoil International
moths in action.



Single trapeze Contender dinghy action