List of dinghy classes designed before 1960

The following is a list of dinghy classes designed before 1960.

Classic one design dinghy and small keelboat classes
YearNationalityNameLengthDesignerBuilderOriginsActive fleetsNotes
1886GBR/IRLWater Wag13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)Thomas B. Middleton of Shankill Corinthinan Sailing ClubCurrent builders, various in Ireland, France, Spain and USA. Note: 1900 change to 14ft3ins by James (or Maimie) Doyle from KingstownWater Wag Club, KingstownRoyal Irish Yacht Club, Royal St. George Yacht Club, National Yacht Club, North Shannon Yacht Clubc.104 boats built to date, but newest number is 51. Active club in Dun Laoghaire with up to 31 boats racing every week of the summer season [1]
1896GBR/ IRLNipperunknown, less than 12 ftCleg Foley of RingsendCleg Foley of RingsendSutton Golf Club and Boat Club, near Dublinno active fleetsSailed at Cush Point, now home of Sutton Golf Club. Boats allegedly required a lot of bailing. probably sailed single handed.[2]
1896 (autumn)GBR/IRLDroleen12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)Mr. William Ogilvy of DublinFirst nine boats built by Foley of Ringsend. Other boats built by local amateur builders of Bray, Devon boat building school and Galway bost building school, BarnaBray Sailing Club (founded 1896)No active fleetsTwo new boats built in Bray by amateurs in 2014.[3]
1896GBR/IRLColleenL.O.A. 6.71m.James E. Doyle of KingstownVarious buildersDublin Bay Sailing Club3 boats Dublin BayAt least three boats still sailing regularly at local regattas.[4] (long keel plus centreboard)[5]
1896GBR/IRLCork Harbour One Design29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)William FifeNo current buildersRoyal Cork Yacht ClubAt least one boat active.[6]
1897IRLHowth 17 Footer24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)W. Herbert BoydVarious buildersHowth Yacht ClubHowth Yacht ClubAbout 17 boats actively race weekly. This is a one-design keelboat, and not a dinghy.[7]
1898GBRSeabird Half Rater20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)Mr. Herbert Baggs and Mr. W. Scott HaywardLathoms of Hesketh BankWest Lancs Yacht ClubWallasey Yacht Club, South Caernarvonshire Yacht Club, Treaddur Bay Sailing ClubFitted with a Centreboard[8]
1906GBRWest Kirby Star16 ft 9 in (5.11 m)George Cockshott1st 8: Latham of CrossensWest Lancs Yacht ClubWest Kirby Sailing ClubFitted with a Centreboard
1911GBRThames Estuary One Design (TEOD)18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)F. C. Morgan-GilesAlexandra YC Southend on Sea & Essex YC Leigh on SeaGunter rig[9][10]
1911GBRYarmouth One Design Class20 ft 10.5 in (6.363 m)Henry LongmoreTheo Smith, Yarmouth, and two by Woodnutts, St. HelensSolent Yacht ClubRoyal Solent Yacht Club, Yarmouth, Isle of WightKeelboat. 13 built. originally gaff rigged, adopted Bermudian rig in 1936[11][12]
1912GBRInternational 12 foot dinghy12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)George CockshottVarious builders in UK, NED, ITL, TUR, JPN.West Kirby Sailing ClubNetherlands, France, Germany, Italy Turkey, Royal St George YC, IRL and Japanfirst one-design racing dinghy to gain international recognition. Used as sailing equipment at 1920 and 1928 Olympic games, and Vintage Games 2018, Copenhagen, DEN.[13]
1913GBRHamble One Design18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)A R LukeLuke & Co (Hamble)Hamble River Sailing ClubNot Active[14]
1914GBRLymington SCOW11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)One of a number of local classes, the 'Solent Scows' (see also Bembridge Scow, etc.)[15]
1919GBR18 foot dinghy24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)G.L. Watson & Co.used in the 1920 Summer Olympics as a double handed Olympic class; 18 ft LWL (long keel plus centreboard)
1919GBREssex One Design (EOD)18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)F. C. Morgan GilesCole and Wiggins, Leigh on SeaEssex YC Leigh on SeaBermudan Rig [9][10]
1920'sUSASnowbird (sailboat)15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)plans from Rudder magazine (1921)Tom Broadway, G.V. JohnsonThe Snowbird was the Olympic Monotype Class for the 1932 Olympics. See Newport Harbor Nautical Museum, California
1920IRLShannon-One-Design18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)F. C. Morgan-GilesWalter Levinge of Creaghduff, Coosan, Kineavy, Ward, Jimmy Furey, Peter Quigley, Eric Goodbody, Liam Maloney, Edwin Brennan, Doughal McMahon, J Jones, Cathy MacAleavyLough Ree, Derg & North Shannon Yacht ClubsLough Ree Y.C. & Lough Derg Y.C.,Designed as balanced lugger, now Gunter rig, designed for use on the river Shannon and her lakes www.soda.ie c.178 boats built, and over 30 boats compete at regattas annually.[16]
1921FRAFrench National Monotype 192416 ft 0 in (4.88 m)Gaston Grenierused in 1924 Olympics
1923GBRSt Mawes One Design18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)William Francis Peters45Active[17][18] Note: Ballasted Centreplate Dayboat
1923NZLP-class sailing dinghy7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)Harry HighetOriginally at Onerahi then Tauranga
1924GBRWest Wight Scow/ Yarmouth Scow11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)Theo Smith[19]
1926GBRHamble Star14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)A R LukeActive[20]
1927GBRBrightlingsea One Design0 ft 0 in (0 m)Robbie StoneStone ShipyardActive[21]
1931GBRSea View One-Design12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)Major Gordon Fowler/Harry FelthamV.A. Warren & SonSea View Yacht ClubActive at Sea Viewover 200 built: largest local one-design fleet on the South Coast of England[22]
1931AUS12 Square meter Sharpie (dinghy)19 ft 8 in (5.99 m)Kroger BrothersAustraliaUK, Netherlands, Germany, Portugal
1931WorldwideSnipe (dinghy)15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)William CrosbyFlorida West Coast Racing Association
1931GBRNorfolk Dinghy14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)Herbert WoodsHerbert WoodsNorwich Frostbite SCNFSC, BASC, NBYC[23]
1932USAComet (dinghy)16 ft 0 in (4.88 m)Mr. C. Lowndes JohnsonChesapeake BayOriginally called the "Crab," then the Star Junior before taking on the name Comet
1932IRLDublin Bay Mermaid17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)John B. KearneyVariousDublin Bay Sailing ClubSkerries Sailing Club, Foynes Sailing Club, Dublin Bay Sailing Club, Wexford Tennis & Sailing ClubEach year the Mermaid sailors come together at a different venue for a week's racing.
1932GBRBritish Moth11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)Sydney ChevertonActive
1934USAHampton One Design0 ft 0 in (0 m)Vincent SerioHampton YC, Virginia[24]
1936GBRWivenhoe One Design15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)Dr. Walter RadcliffeVariousWivenhoe Sailing ClubWivenhoe One-Design Association~19 built, ~16 extant[25]
1937GBRMenai Strait One Design20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)17 built, all still extant. Active [26][27]
1938GBRFirefly12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)Uffa FoxFairey Marine & OthersUsed as single handler at 1948 Toequay Olympic Regatta. Active fleets throughout Uk and IRL.
1938/9GBRAce (national 18)18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)Uffa FoxWhitstable YC[9]
1940sGBRFowey River Class15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)Reg Freeman[28]Active [29]
1945USAThistle17 ft 1 in (5.21 m)Sandy Douglass[30]
1945IRLIrish Dinghy Racing Association 14 footer14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)George O'Brien KennedyVarious buildersby Irish Dinghy Racing associationActive fleets, Dublin Bay, Sutton, Clontarf.[31]
1947UKAldeburgh Lapwing12 ft 7 in (3.84 m)AldeburghActive
1949WorldwideGP1414 ft 0 in (4.27 m)Jack HoltActive
1950GBRBembridge SCOW11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)One of the 'Solent Scow' classes. See also Lymington Scow (1914) and the (Yarmouth) West Wight Scow (1924)[15][32][33] cf. Bembridge One Design[34]
1951GBRAxe One Design12 ft 3 in (3.73 m)Jack DrewJack DrewAxe Yacht Club, AxmouthAxe Yacht ClubSome 20 built up to the 1960s; ~7 extant [35][36]
1952GBRHornet16 ft 0 in (4.88 m)Jack HoltNB: Restricted Class
1956GBREnterprise13 ft 3 in (4.04 m)Jack Holt
1966GBREstuary OD18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)Thames Structural Plastics and later E.R. Birch, both of Canvey IslandBased on Thames Estuary One Design and Essex One Design[9][10]
Sandweaver 16~16 ft 0 in (4.88 m)based on Blakeney one design, in turm was based on an Uffa ACE 18
GBRYachting World Dayboat0 ft 0 in (0 m)Active[37]
GBRSalcombe A Class0 ft 0 in (0 m)Not Active[38]
0 ft 0 in (0 m)

Classic development dinghy classes
YearNationalityNameLengthDesignerBuilderOriginsActive fleetsNotes
1898GBRThames A-class rater0 ft 0 in (0 m)VariousVariousRiver racing at the end of the 19thCThames Sailing Club
1928AUSInverloch Eleven Footer (Australian precursor to Moth Class11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)VariousVariousLen Morris at Inverloch
1929USAAmerican Moth Boat11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)VariousVariousStarted by Captain Joel Van SantElizabeth City, North Carolina
1972WorldwideInternational Moth11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)VariousVariousMerged from AUS, USA, NZL and GBR classesWidely distributed
1996WorldwideInternational 1414 ft 0 in (4.27 m)VariousVariousMerged from UK class formed 1923 which became Int 14 in 1927 and AUS class formed late 19thCWidely distributed
1936GBRNational 1212 ft 0 in (3.66 m)VariousVariousCreated by the UK RYA as a cheaper alternative to the 14 ft ClassWidely distributed in GBR
1951GBRMerlin Rocket14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)VariousVariousMerged from the Merlin (1949) and Rocket (1951) ClassesWidely distributed in GBR
1951NZL/AUS/GBRCherub Class12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)VariousVariousFounded by John Spencer in New Zealand from the Pennant Class.Widely distributed in GBR and AUS
late 19thCMainly AUS18ft Skiff18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)VariousVarious19thC AUSMainly Sydney area Skiff clubs, a few worldwide.
early 20thCAUS/NZL12ft Skiff12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)VariousVarious19thC AUS and NZL Q ClassMainly Sydney & Auckland
throughout 20thCGBRNorfolk Punt22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)VariousVariousdevelopments notably from 1930s, 1953 (Wycche), 1960s(Trapeze), 1970s (Fibreglass), etc.Active[39]

See also

References
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