The Topper was designed by Ian Proctor in 1977 as a One-Design racing boat. The Topper has been in continuous production for over three decades and over 50,000 models have now been sold. The Topper dinghy is built in the UK, to the One-Design of Ian Proctor, by Topper International Ltd. Topper International Ltd are …
The National Solo class is a racing dinghy designed by Jack Holt in 1956. The Solo is sailed in the United Kingdom, Holland and Australia. Originally designed in wood, competitive boats are now widely available in Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) or composite construction (FRP hull and wood deck) as well as wood. 2006 was the …
The Finn dinghy is the men’s single-handed, cat-rigged Olympic class for sailing. It was designed by Swedish canoe designer, Rickard Sarby, in 1949 for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Since the 1952 debut of the boat, the design has been in every summer Olympics, making it one of the most prolific Olympic sailboats as …
Conceived in 1947, by Drake H. Sparkman, head of the New York designing firm of Sparkman and Stephens, as a “baby Lightning” one-design, sloop-rigged sailboat. Used in Novice, Teen, and Men’s and Women’s sailing events, and originally constructed in wood, and since the early 1960s in both wood and fiberglass. Total number of boats constructed …
The 420 was designed by French engineer Christian Maury in 1959, after initial specification were drawn by Aristide Lehoerrff and Pierre Latxague, chief sailing instructors of the Centerport sailing school South-West France. An established worldwide performance two-person trapeze and spinnaker racing dinghy which holds status as an ISAF International Class. A total of 56,000 boats …