The UK Cherub is a two-person 12 foot racing dinghy with asymmetric spinnaker and twin trapezes. Just twelve feet long, weighing around 70kgs fully rigged for sailing, the UK Cherub combines spectacular performance with the “on the edge” handling characteristics only found in true lightweight skiffs.
The UK Cherub rules are simple and allow for maximum flexibility for designers, allowing boats to be created to incorporate sailor's own ideas. Also meaning the class develops over time as techniques, materials and ideas improve. All this makes the Cherub one of the most interesting and innovative of all dinghies: The challenge extends from the sailing skills to setting up the boat to suit the sailor, and maybe even designing and building, too.
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2016 Open Meeting 1 Rutland
Four boats (Ronin, EJ, Banshee Ambulance and the Shiny Beast) made it to this event, which was shared with B14s, Musto Skiffs and RS700s. Jamie's Rutland-phobia appeared misplaced - not arctic at all; no gales; no mountainous waves.
Ronin dominated the event, winning all but one when their masthead unit disintegrated but managed to lock the kite halyard - with the kite up! The results look more ordered than most of the racing actually was. At one stage Cherubs were 3 abreast at the windward mark, and places changed throughout the races, including right up to the finish.
The wind was up and down all weekend (Saturday 5-16 Sunday 6-15), both days with sunshine :)
Shifty as well, which caused a number of unexpected swims (across all the classes)
Some interviews after sailing can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxTyIGesyNY&feature=youtu.be
Credit to Tim Olin for the photos.
More photos can be seen on the Cherub Facebook group.
Results:
| Boat | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | total(less discard) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronin | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Banshee | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| EJ | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Shiny | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
Welcome to 2016
Welcome to 2016 from the Cherub Class committee!!!
We have a busy year ahead and wanted to highlight a few things that will be happening in the coming months.
Class Subs
As of the 1st of January, 2016 class subs are now due. This year we have kept the subs at the same level as previous years of £30 for full membership. This enables members to access to the members side of the forum and entry into nationals. The money raised from membership is used to promote the class at the dinghy show as well as pay our subs to the RYA and pay for the website.
Details of the new bank account and how subscribe can be found here: http://www.uk-cherub.org/doku.php/shop
Amendments to Class Rules
During November and early December we completed the voting for amendments to the class rules. Majority of these were administrative amendments to clean up how the class in managed.
The new rules will come into force on the 13th of March 2016.
A copy of the new rules can be found on the website here: http://www.uk-cherub.org/doku.php/rules
Boat Show
We are making very good progress on the plans for the boat show. Eleanor will be our boat on the stand. We will be looking for help manning the stand so if anybody wants to get invovled please hit up Jamie (JP233) onthe forum.
Nationals and Open meetings
This years nationals will be held as part of the Torbay Regatta running from teh 20th to the 23rd of August. There will be a non counting pursuit race on the 24th. We will be launching from Torquay Harbour.
The rest of this years open meetings are taking shape. Thank you Andy for your hard work on this.
Details can be [http://www.uk-cherub.org/doku.php/fixtures2015?&#the_nationals|events section ]] or on the events section of the forum