John Vigor's Blog: Dressing for ocean dinghy cruising

FRANK DYE was one of those people who would gladly suffer cold weather and wet misery if the sailing was good enough. The legendary British dinghy sailor was never happier than when he was hundreds of miles from the


Dinghy sailors can now design their own drysuit – Yachts and …

Leading British drysuit manufacturer, Hammond Drysuits, has launched a new online service, which enables dinghy sailors to design their own made-to-measure drysuit with bespoke features. Thanks to the new online


OK Dinghy Winter Championship at Ardleigh Sailing Club – Yachts …

It was not exactly typical British winter weather as 20 sailors rigged their boats under brilliant blue skies for the 2014 OK Dinghy Winter Championship at Ardleigh Sailing Club in Essex. The fleet dusted off the winter rust in


Find out more about the RYA Youth Programme – Yachts and …

In this, the final of our series video interviews, Nick Thompson from the British Sailing Team interviews RYA Youth Racing Manager Duncan Truswell as he tells us more about the RYA Youth Programme and why the dinghy


Tickets on sale now for the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show 2014 – Yachts …

Tickets are now on sale for the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show 2014, the only show in the world dedicated exclusively to all things dinghy sailing and showcasing all that's great about British dinghy sailing. Held at the magnificent


Boat Bits: A very small dinghy…

Fact is, I remember once being seriously impressed when we shared an anchorage with John Wayne and his converted mine sweeper whose dinghy sported a shiny new British 2HP Seagull outboard. If someone had told me …

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Two great pics « Irish OK Dinghy Association

Not really serious news, just two great pics from the British OK Dinghy Association's recent caption competition. Here's the current British OK Dinghy National champion, Lee Childs, showing off his acrobatic skills.

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Two great pics « Irish OK Dinghy Association


Dinghy Park Day – Sunday 27th Jan – Working Party Volunteers …

Your committee has decided to launch a big “park push”, think of this as our New Year Resolution! Therefore on Sunday 27th Jan (weather permitting..) a team will be putting in more wooden rails for boat bows to rest on and …

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Dinghy Park Day – Sunday 27th Jan – Working Party Volunteers …


Bill's Log: Web Links – Sailing Dinghies

Web Links – Sailing Dinghies . Here's yet another list of links taken from my old Small Sailboats website; this time for sites featuring sailing dinghies . Photos are of my Roamer.

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Bill's Log: Web Links – Sailing Dinghies


Endeavour Trophy 2012 preview | The Daily Sail

This invitation-only event, to determine the overall dinghy champion of champions from the UK's most popular dinghy racing classes, is recognised as an ultimate achievement in British dinghy racing. The competition is …

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