Hornet, Solo, N12, Merlin, 29er etc at Dinghy Show

by Sail-World/GJN on 11 Mar 2006 .






































The original 29er was right alongside the new 29erXX with big rig on the original hull.

See the details here of how to upgrade your 29er to XX spec - http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?nid=20847 - the new 29erXX could be the Olympic Women's two-hander of the future.

More shots of the dinghies at the 2006 UK Dinghy Show at Alexandra Palace over the weekend of the 4 and 5 March. Over 80 classes were on display and this year both the Solo and Enterprise classes were celebrating 50 years and the National 12 their 70th birthday. See here both old and new examples.

Very early clinker built National 12

And 70 years later the state-of-the-art National 12

Looking very smart the OK. Briton's Nick Craig (GBR) recently won the World title for the second time.

A wooden Merlin Rocket, another long lived class.

The Hornet, another Jack Holt design, much updated over the years.

The Enterprise - 50 this year - Richard Estaugh and Pete Rowley won the Worlds in Sri Lanka recently.

Another comparison - The first (50 year old)Solo looking spic and span.

And a new wooden Solo.

A new single hander the Solution -

See details here http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?nid=22153

To see the first selection of shots from the Dinghy Show click this link -

http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?nid=22174