Sabre Dinghy of Australia

This 12' home build singlehander, popular in the South of Australia, is a favorite of blogger Joe Rouse over at the ever interesting blog, The Horse's Mouth . According to Wikipedia, the Sabre was designed by Rex Fettell in 1974.

A simple V-chine design, the hull weight comes in at 90 lbs. (41 kg.), a little lighter than the Europe Dinghy but still a lightweight compared to most other singlehanders out there.

Building a Sabre has been documented with lots of photos at this website .

A picture shamelessly lifted from the Woodenboat Forum.



And a great video of a top notch Sabre sailor battling a sudden storm out on the race course (Brighton and SeaCliff YC). (Looks like an all-glass Sabre in this video.)