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National Maritime Museum Cornwall Trust Discovery Quay Falmouth Cornwall TR11 3QY
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In 1969 two friends, Ian Fraser and Kim Stephens, both successful sailors, formed a company in Restronguet, Falmouth, called Panthercraft. They applied for a licence to build the Tornado catamaran, which in 1966 was chosen for prospective Olympic status. It’s designer, Rodney March, provided Ian with a Tornado as a demonstrator. In those days Tornados…
The Puffin was designed by the famous DIY specialist and TV presenter Barry Bucknell as a collapsible car top dinghy/tender. The GRP hull has a hard chine shape with folding fabric sides and the DIY parentage is reflected in some of the vessel’s simple but effective fittings. It is complete with a Una Bermudian rig…
In 1980 the Flying Dutchman class claimed to be the fastest two man centreboard dinghy in the world and even today it remains a very fast design. It originated at trials by the International Yacht Racing Union in 1954, soon achieved international status and was subsequently used for the Olympic games from the 1960s through…
This is one of several kayaks in the Museum’s collection from the pen of that prolific designer of small boats Percy Blandford. Blandford’s passion was to design small boats for “everyman” that could be constructed at home with a minimum either of tools or expertise. In the years following the Second World War there was…
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…
Built 1866, by John Thornycroft Designer John I Thornycroft, Chiswick, Waterlily is one of the world’s earliest steam launches in existence. Her hull, made from riveted wrought-iron plates is still in working order. Designed and built by John Thornycroft for his father, the famous sculptor Thomas Thornycroft, Waterlily helped set the fashion for wealthy people…
The Optimist dinghy, designed in the United States of America, spread via Scandinavia to become arguably the largest sailing class in the world. The boat owes its popularity to low price, stability simplicity and good sailing qualities. It is recognised as one of the best boats for introducing children to sailing with its easily handled…
The Cadet dinghy, produced from the drawing board of the prolific Jack Holt in 1947, is a one-design racing dinghy for crews between the ages of 8 and 17. Cadet is one of many boats designed by Holt in conjunction with Yachting World, whose editor, Group Captain E F Haylock, felt that not enough was…
The first Dragon was built in 1929 in Sweden as a result of a competition to find an affordable weekend cruising boat. In 1948 the Dragon qualified for Olympic status, which lasted until 1972. Unlike many other boats which slipped into obscurity after withdrawal from the Olympics, the Dragon has continued to grow in popularity…
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