Emsworth One Design
This half decked, clinker built class was originally gunter riggedand had a bowsprit but this was modernised to a bermuda rig and no bowsprit in 1950.
Estuary One Design
Formed by the merger of the Thames Estuary One Design and the Essex One Design classes in the late 1960s, these are now built in GRP
Express
Gordon Harris, MD of Pegasus Yachts, designed the Express to avoid a 25% luxury goods tax placed by the government. The new class was to be sponsored by Express Newspapers.…
Escape Rumba or 12
Stable beginner's boat, with a patent 'sailing system'.
Trapez
Designed by the great Olympic sailor, the Trapez had either a mono rig with a steeply raked and very bendy mast, with a trapeze to control the large sail area,…
Taz
A rotomoulded modern take on the Optimist by Topper, with lessons from the Topaz
Topper
The Topper was intended for GRP construction, but was eventually made from injection moulded polypropylene, and has become one of the most durable dinghies.
Torbay Minnow
A mahogany clinker on oak centreboard dinghy designed for Torbay Sailing Club, the Minnow was designed and built by Bruce Read.