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Classic & Vintage Dinghy

Classic & Vintage Dinghy

The Classic and Vintage Racing Dinghy Association (CVRDA) works to get classic and vintage racing dinghies (25+ years old) racing together as often as possible, to share and disseminate information about classic and vintage dinghies, their maintenance and restoration, to keep all these boats sailing and in good condition and viewed by as large an audience as possible, to raise the public awareness of these boats and the nautical heritage they represent and to help and support classic and vintage class associations.

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Show news Winning at last!
How did the Firefly class come to be at the 1948 Olympics in the first place?
Posted on 15 Mar Calling all owners of Chippendale-built boats
100th Anniversary racing event at Fareham in May
Posted on 29 Jan The wisest Wise Man
Cliff Norbury's influence still extends across much of our sport today
Posted on 26 Jan Film star to sail again
A second Swallows and Amazons film dinghy is made available for public sailing
Posted on 21 Jan It's all in the Name!
Racing Sailboats, an institution right at the very heart of the UK dinghy sailing scene
Posted on 3 Nov 2023 12ft Cadet Dinghy Open Australian Champs preview
Celebrating 100 years of competition, there will also be a Centenary Reunion Function
Posted on 30 Oct 2023 The Morning Sun
...when it's in your face really shows your age
Posted on 29 Oct 2023 Sailing talks to honour yachtsman Sir Edward Heath
Taking place on Friday 17th November at Sarum College in Salisbury
Posted on 27 Oct 2023 Classic International 14s at Blakeney
Tides cause a very early start
Posted on 12 Oct 2023 Merlin Rockets at Hampton
A weekend blessed with quite extraordinary warm sunshine
Posted on 10 Oct 2023 Calling clubs/classes to send oldest video footage
Are there any more nostalgic sights of vintage/classic racing to watch?
Posted on 22 Jul 2023 Merlin Rocket Thames Series at Tamesis
A beautiful oasis of tranquillity in west London... with 'helicopter' gusts
Posted on 25 May 2023 Vintage Merlin Rockets at Tamesis
North-east wind direction always keeps the racers on their toes
Posted on 25 May 2023 Rickmansworth Classic International 14 Open
Visitors came from Wales, the Midlands and East Anglia
Posted on 17 May 2023 Merlin Rocket De May Vintage & Thames Series
Thames SC & Minima YC host a fleet both narrow and wide
Posted on 5 May 2023 Searching for a Sixpence on a Chelsea Morning
Lowrider Moths at Nantwich & Borders SC epitomise individuality and enjoyment
Posted on 18 Apr 2023 Merlin Rockets at Hampton
Vintage racing on the river, followed by modern boats the next day
Posted on 11 Oct 2022 Banbury Vintage and Classic Dinghy Open
Sixteen boats, including ten visitors, take part
Posted on 9 Oct 2022 Art on the Water
It is hard not to marvel at the Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez photos
Posted on 4 Oct 2022 Classic and Day Boat zone at Southampton Boat Show
Everything from boats and kit to practical demonstrations
Posted on 15 Sep 2022 Finn de siècle
Dougal Henshall digs through early historic photos and stories on the Finn class
Posted on 8 Sep 2022 UF50 Celebration attracts over 1000 visitors
With over 80 Uffa Fox-designed boats visiting Cowes over the weekend
Posted on 24 Aug 2022 Bosham Classic Boat Revival cancelled
Significant numbers of attendees are not able to make it
Posted on 21 Aug 2022 Uffa Fox 50 Celebration Regatta Day 2
Veteran skipper Jeremy Vines remains unbeaten
Posted on 20 Aug 2022 Uffa Fox 50 Celebration Regatta Day 1
Jeremy Vines aces the fleet
Posted on 20 Aug 2022 At least 60 boats to celebrate Uffa's legacy
The celebration of his legacy was initiated by the Atalanta Association
Posted on 14 Aug 2022 Classic dinghies at Llangorse
Vintage challenging inland conditions
Posted on 6 Jun 2022 Merlin Rocket Vintage and Classic open at Tamesis
A fun and friendly place to race, though winds can mean the rich get richer
Posted on 2 Jun 2022 Bosham Masters 2022
80 sailors enjoy 3 days of close racing in ideal conditions
Posted on 26 May 2022 Delightful day of vintage vehicles & classic boats
Celebrating 100 years of the Royal Lymington YC
Posted on 14 May 2022
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Jack Chippendale showing his craftsman's eye whilst at work on another boat - Thankfully his story has been saved, a rare result for our heritage
© Chippendale family Vintage dinghy events can sail in between the iconic twin towers at La Rochelle
© Dougal Henshall Dinghy museum at Cowes
© Visit the Island (L-R) Betrand Cheret, champion sailmaker, multi-Olympian and America's Cup helm, with crew Marc Tourneux
© Dougal Henshall Behind the scenes in the dinghy museum at Ningbo, China
© Alistair Skinner As a repository of our wonderful heritage of dinghy development, some museums cannot deliver
© National Maritime Museum O-Jolle and Firefly at the La Rochelle dinghy museum
© Ned Coackley La Rochelle may lack the imposing buildings of Falmouth's museum, but the exhibits do together start to tell a story
© Dougal Henshall It is one thing having a collection of dinghies in a museum, it is something else to see them out where they belong… on the water (and what's more, being raced hard!)
© Dougal Henshall The Auckland Wooden Boat Festival is open all weekend and has attracted 160 boats
© Auckland Moana The former Ministry of Works workboat Meola is one of 160 vessels on display at the Wooden Boat Festival
© Auckland Moana The art of maintaining wooden boats is covered in the Festival Film
© Ivor Wilkins - Ocean Press Cliff and June Norbury sailed together, sewed together and would win together in the National 12 fleet
© Norbury Family Cliff Norbury, a man whose influence still extends across much of our sport today
© Norbury Family You can sail in the dinghy 'Amazon', as used in the 1974 film of Swallows and Amazons
© Hunter's Yard / Mr Whittaker C133 Pandora - 94th Stonehaven Cup Regatta
© Ray Smith 94th Stonehaven Cup Regatta
© Ray Smith Sadly the Daring is a dinghy that has vanished from the UK domestic scene - A powerful two-hander that was popular around the Solent
© CVRDA Auckland Anniversary Regatta - Monday January 29, 2024
© AAR Phil Bevan signed up for the 40-week Boat Building Course at the Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy
© Phil Bevan Phil Bevan signed up for the 40-week Boat Building Course at the Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy
© Bijan Nabavi Phil Bevan signed up for the 40-week Boat Building Course at the Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy
© Phil Bevan Royal Brighton Yacht Club will be hosting the inaugural Cadet Dinghy Open Australian Championships
© Royal Brighton Yacht Club Royal Brighton Yacht Club will be hosting the inaugural Cadet Dinghy Open Australian Championships
© Royal Brighton Yacht Club Sir Edward Heath rigging Blue Heather at Broadstairs in 1967
© The Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation A snapshot of the UK's domestic dinghy scene in 1976
© Y&Y Working at the Boat Building Academy in Lyme Regis
© Boat Building Academy The BBA's Bursary for Women also aims to dispel the stigma around women in practical skills industries
© Boat Building Academy 2023 Helly Hansen Sailing World Regatta Series
© Walter Cooper/Sailing World Mike Jackson sailing his entry 'Fury' at the 1965 Performance Dinghy Trials at Weymouth
© David Thomas Collection
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