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The previous header photo was one of the late 1940's, 1950's hot molded Fairey Marine Fireflys being muscled upwind by a very inten...

Buchanan Collection Auckland Library The previous header photo was of the New Zealand Z class, affectionately known as the "Zeddie...

These photos of a plywood Cherub build in New Zealand crossed my Facebook feed. A plywood Cherub is a rare beast. As is the fashion these d...

Before reading further I suggest you refer to this post for background . The previous header photo features 8 foot Jester dink racing on...

The previous header photo was of a Flying Dutchman capsizing; the trapeze crew being flung off the gunwhale by the quickness of the capsi...

Another post about the straight-stemmed vintage dinghies. From the July 1967 issue of One Design and Offshore Yachtsman magazine, a stunnin...

The previous photo was of the start of the Everglades Challenge, the early spring jaunt for small craft (human or sail powered) down the We...

The previous header photo was of a Sunfish racing in the ocean off Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina in their 2018 World Championships. I...

Xenon Herrmann sent along an update to history of the Santa Cruz Jester Dinghy . It looks like the Jester was based on an earlier "Eas...

Several years ago I was working on a sailing history project on the Genesee Dinghy , one of the earliest North American racing dinghies. It...

Over the years, through several blog posts, Tweezerman has shown the Bermuda Fitted Dinghy a lot of love . They are just so damn photoge...

News from Down Under. The Australian Sailfish class has updated their plans. From Greg Barwick: "After many, many months of ha...

OTP = On the Plane (This was the name of the U.S. International 14 newsletter - not sure if it still is - probably not since newsletters ha...

The previous header photo is of the very pretty St. Lawrence Skiff; one of several racing classes I highlighted, over several posts, tha...

I found this vintage gem on the Riverton Historical website . How to get a newly built Duster hull out of the top floor of a Victorian hom...

Of late, I've been inexorably sucked into a tale of the two Jester Dinghies, one known, one unknown. The known Jester: When doing a...

Urs Hardi Until it crossed my FB feed, I didn't realize that the International Fireball class had held their World Championships ...

Two Thames Raters, the ultimate river sailing machine, in close quarters during the Three Rivers Race . The little camp chair on the bac...

I've had a request for the Duster plans so here they are in PDF format. As always click on the arrow icon in the top right to open in a...

The previous header photo was of a sailor who became partially disconnected from his Bermuda Fitted Dinghy and is desperately trying to ...