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The Olympic Monotype, or O-Jolle as it is also known, was designed by Helmut Stauch as the single-handed dinghy for the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, for which the yachting events were held at Kiel. As the host nation, Germany succeeded in persuading the Olympic Committee to adopt their heavier, narrower design of centreboard dinghy, a…
The OK is a classic design that has stood the test of time and remains to this day one of the most widespread international dinghies, with a loyal worldwide following. It is sailed in over 20 countries and has inspired many sailors to become involved in the sport. The OK was the brainchild of Danish…
‘All the fun of messing about in boats. Build it yourself from the kit. Easiest on the pocket and the easiest job you’ve ever tackled. And remember she weighs less than most wives. The Mirror is a true car-top dinghy. Yours in kit form for just £63.11s cash!’ So ran an advert for the Mirror…
This raft is from the Lobito Bay area of Angola and is one of relatively few examples of rafts found in Africa. It is believed to have been built about 1950, is constructed from a series of long and curved balsa wood branches/trunks, using the wood in the round, secured together with a mixture of…
This boat was primarily used in the lower reaches and tidal estuary of the River Parrett in Somerset for fishing or as a sailing day boat in Bridgewater Bay. Known locally as “Flatties” there are a number of different designs of Somerset flatners, the common feature being a longitudinally planked almost flat bottom and the…
This windsurfer was purchased in California in 1982. Although not an example of one of the earliest designs, it was produced by Windsurfing International Inc., the company founded by Hoyle Schweitzer and Jim Drake which claimed to be the originator of the concept and which sought to patent the term “Windsurfer” and various aspects of…
An important piece of dinghy sailing history – the Fireball Dinghy prototype – has been added to the museum’s collection. Although we have featured the Fireball in these pages previously, we felt this boat to be important enough to cover it again. In 1962 Norris Brothers, a pioneering engineering company based in Hayward’s Heath, Sussex,…
By the late 19th century boating and picnics on, or near, the river were gaining in popularity and social events such as the Henley Regatta saw large gatherings of pleasure boats. The participation of the newly developed motorboat only increased this further. Merk is the prototype ‘slipper’ launch built in 1912 for hire on the…
During the early part of the 20th century, post-war Britain was pursuing high speed technology. Between 1922 and 1936, for example, Sir Malcolm Campbell broke no less than twelve land speed records in a series of increasingly powerful cars. In 1929 at the Miami Regatta Sir Henry Segrave became the first Englishman to beat Gar…
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