RYA Dinghy Show 2014

[pratn0]

What: RYA Dinghy Show
Where: Alexandra Palace stand C48
When: 1-2 March

The Cherub class is showing off an E7 in the form of Cool Beans. It has been in for a bit of TLC from Sam Pascoe and will have a shiny new suit of sails from P&B. Come to the show to have a chat and find out from real cherub sailors what it's all about.

We are still in need of some helpers on the stand so if any cherub sailors are at a loose end that weekend and would like to come help sell our class to other sailors please get in touch with BenR.

[Graham Bridle]

So for those of us that got the weekend all wrong and didn't make it up there, what news, gossip ?

[roland_trim]

Thanks to all those who popped by the stand and said hello.

Now's the time to take us up on the offer and come for a sail ;-)

[Torchy]

All that caught my eye apart from Cool Beans was a little 85kg all up weight trainer 2 person skiff prototype. Designed for crew weights around 85kg the prototype was in wood but I guess if production happens it would be foam sandwich.

It was like a small 97 Rules Cherub, great for early teens(?) not yet ready for a 29er or a Cherub.

The guy who made Cool Beans' new sails was an Enterprise sailor and knew a few of my old Southport Sailing Club Ent buddies from the 70s. Alan Johnson is still racing Ents and still doing well. There was a short period when myself and a mate called Andy Kissick were SSC's 24hr race very light weather secret weapon.

[Tim Noyce]

Nigel, I believe the boat you are referring to is a boat which Derek Clark has been developing, which is a development of the aussie Flying Ant. As you say, a very cool boat for the nippers!

[Torchy]

It was on the Seasure stand...yes, think the Ant with bigger sails (taller mast) and an asymmetric. I think if I had a toddler I'd be ordering mine now

I could see a few of these buzzing around the Cherub fleet in the future, given the current baby boom