Joy is a TV Times Dinghy, one of several examples in the Museum’s collection from the 1950s onwards of a dinghy sponsored by a newspaper or magazine.
Other examples include the well-known Mirror (sponsored by the Daily Mirror), Enterprise (sponsored by the News Chronicle) and the less well known SigneT (sponsored by the Sunday Times).
The TV Times dinghy illustrates a unique but short lived form of construction utilising injected polystyrene into a mould and coated in glass reinforced plastic (GRP). Intended for family use whether for sailing or rowing this dinghy was light enough to be car-toppable and its construction made it easily repairable. Polystyrene construction later evolved into injection moulded plastic, a technique still used for many types of small craft.
Dimensions
Length 3.5m
Beam 1.5m
Draft 0.30m
