New Boats Added
July 2010 – New boats added to Go Sail The following new boats have been added Seafly dinghy, Spearhead dinghy and the Bradwell 18 trailer sailer.
Solo Dinghy 97
Could anyone tell me if Solo sail no. 97 is still around only I built it many years ago but had to sell it to get married. By the way, it was a good swap. Bill
Learn To Sail Videos
New to sailing dinghies…or know the basics but want to learn more…looking to get the most from attending a training course…maybe going on a sailing holiday…or just need to refresh your skills? Sailaboat.tv has the answer with online sailing training videos. The 20 videos, between 5 and 15 minutes duration, show how to sail a [...]
Unknown Dinghy
Hi, I have recently purchaced a 14’3″ double skined grp open sailing dinghy 5’7″ beam with swinging centre board case, 23’0″ mast mounted on keel. My friend thinks it was marketed as a HOBBIT but I cannot find any mention of it on the internet. Does anyone know of its design history or class rating? [...]
Dinghy Identification
Hi! I have a GRP dinghy from early 70′es (?) whichI have not been able to identify so far. Can you help? It’s a GRP hull and deck, ~13 feet, wooden mast and boom, wooden centre board. looks partly like a Gull, partly like a wayfarer, partly like a ?? etc. I expect it to [...]
Topper Centerboard
Help! My Topper centreboard and rudder have gone missing. I bought the dinghy second-hand and am in South Africa. I am so upset that I haven’t searched local sites yet – but perhaps you are aware of a source where I can get replacements? Many thanks. Alan Mann
Solo Dinghy No 97
Could anyone tell me if Solo sail no. 97 is still around only I built it many years ago but had to sell it to get married. By the way, it was a good swap. Bill Morris
Rudder for Super Graduate
I have a Supergrad and recently snapped the rudder which was lost. Where can I get a template for making another ? Thanks
The Even Keel Project
Just added an article to Go Sail about the Even Keel project. A very worthwhile project which provides sailing experiences for those with disabilities and disadvantaged children.
Bailers for Enterprise dinghy
We recently bought an Enterprise built by Bell Woodworking sail number 8000 + and it has vertical conical self balers about 25mm diametre, does anyone out there no how these work, there seems to be no working parts? It is possible that these are damaged or have something missing, so does anyone know if are [...]