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Reputedly the oldest one-design in the world the Water Wag can trace its history all the way back to the late 19th century. In 1886 Thomas Middleton, a member of The Shankhill Corinthian Sailing Club, Ireland, thought it might be a good idea to have a number of boats made to the same design so…
Traditional Thames rowing boats, the type of craft described in Jerome K. Jerome’s ‘Three Men in a Boat’, have four distinct styles. The largest boats are the magnificent ceremonial barges still used by some livery companies on grand occasions. The three smaller ones are very similar at first glance. The skiff is often confused with…
Some designs of dinghy prove longer-lived than others. Although changes in materials, and indeed fashions, can lead to changes in popularity, another key factor can be whether the class rules stipulate the boat as a development class or a one-design. In development classes the scope for experimentation and modification is considerable and in the more…
White Owl, an innocuous looking boat typical of the thousands of small craft built in Falmouth yards over the last few centuries, was built by Thomas Jackett in 1908 and owned by the same family since she was purchased. At just over 15ft (4.6m) in length she cost £7.50, or 50 pence (10 shillings) per…
Defiant’s long thin hull minimises drag allowing her to plane along at high speeds but, being narrow, it can easily tip over. The sliding seat allows the helmsman to sit out and thus balance the pressure of the wind on the sails, which at 10 sq. m. deliver a great deal of driving force. Sailing…
Small dinghies became fashionable on the Thames after the First World War. Compared to the traditional gigs and skiffs associated with Edwardian river outings, dinghies were lighter, handier, and easier to build. Also, at a time when there were very few professional boatmen employed, they were more easily maintained by their owners, many of whom…
Merlin Rockets are a “Development Class” of dinghy, which means a considerable degree of latitude is allowed in design, within certain broad parameters. In the case of the Merlin Rocket these parameters have allowed a particularly wide range of designs. A number of designs, designers, and builders have proved especially successful, while others have fallen…
A design for an 11 foot single seater touring canoe was published in Light Boat magazine in August 1951, to a design by F.O.D. Hirschfield. The boat was designed to be suitable for home construction and general use and, with the combination of a relatively low price and the boom in boating’s popularity in the…
Merlin III is a part of a whole family of fast motor boats with good performance in all conditions which were designed by Bill Maloney beginning with the 12ft Sorcerer in 1961. It is likely Merlin III is one of a group 16 or so 16ft plywood hulls built c. 1967. The inspiration for the…
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