CVRDA

on Apollo duck
http://sailingdinghies.apolloduck.co.uk ... aid=177862
The brochure picture suggests with sliding seat, which was the Sprint (?)

That sail logo is the splitting image of that for the 'Felix' catamaran.................

There's a Wildfire dinghy listed in 'Boat World Guide to dinghies 1971' , and there was also the Little Americas Cup Challenger 'Wildfire' of circa 1960, which was an American 'c' class catamaran....................

http://www.ywdb.co.uk/phprunner/Boats_f ... 2010-03-18

This ad is quite old, but it may be worth following up (?)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sailing-boat-DABC ... 1c15a3bb43

One for the dinghy index page?

http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/PAA13578
my dinghy guide says it's an Ian Proctor design.

It's not the axle for the jib halyard pulley, perchance?

Possibly some of the CVRDA members will have known John Davis as he sailed amongst others, not only a Sunbeam but also a National 18.
http://www.tisc.org.uk/topic.asp?Topic_ID=974

Can anyone hazard a py number for this please? Were they grp, wood , or composite? From the database photo, it's a good looking boat....

A Finn standing on its' transom with a bench amidships makes a unique garden seat; Any boat filled with soil is a planter and an asset to the environment; An upturned dinghy with transoms flaps can easily double as a chicken coop; Any rotting hulk will attract all kinds of insect and wildlife dwelle...

if it's this one, it looks half reasonable............
http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/PAA10330
I couldn't post before 'cos the forum was down............

The Contender was designed in 1968, so that hull no. is going to be getting on for 40 years old, but the sail may be a replacement............

The BCU Canoe and K ayak Handbookhas a chapter on canoe sailing,, (as well as a chapter on International Canoe sailing) which gives some ideas and pictures on arranging steering and leeboards etc. The rig doesn't need to be substantial for downwind propulsion. An Oppie rig or similar might suffice, ...

£350.
http://sailingdinghies.apolloduck.co.uk ... aid=136130