Racing Dinghies

International Canoe K26 – Zenith, current state Zenith needs a major rebuild, there are at least six planks to replace and over 20 new ribs required…..and a new deck…..and a mast….ahhh, some sails would be useful as well.

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International Canoe K26 – Zenith  Zenith is very much a winter project. I had been aware of Zenith for a year or so before being able to head up to Loch Lomond to collect both her and Rannoch. Andrew Eastwood, responsible for the excellent restoration of Rannoch, found Zenith in a field,. He recognised her […]

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Spearhead 16 – Space Invader The Spearhead was found on the ukdinghyracing website and was bought sight unseen where a envelope of cash was exchanged for the boat in a Motorway service station on the M4. My boat was number 16. The photos show number 6 – obviously the “1” has fallen off. Due to […]

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International Canoe K119 – SCATT III I have always wanted an International Canoe since flicking through dinghy books and magazines as a kid. So when I saw one advertised in a Adtrader paper for not alot I had to go and see.

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ToY 117   Having sold our racing boat, Rocket Flare (a Flare 25), we ended up down sizing to a Flying Fifteen. I decided to get back into dinghy sailing after an absence of 15 years. I looked at the crop of current single handers (and got confused with the choice) and decided I was too […]

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Flying 15 K2946 – Encounter I’d always fancied a 15 so when I found a small fleet of them on the doorstep and one of them was for sale I ended up with one.

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Flare 25 GBR 1 – Rocket Flare After a couple of years of home ownership we decided that it was time to buy a boat. As I had spent most of the 1980s sailing 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1 Tonners and the odd spell grinding on Maxis I spent some time looking at old IOR boats. […]

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