Double-handed sailing dinghy Wayfarer

instructionalsymmetric spinnaker

The big question on Hartley Boats agenda was, could we improve this already very successful training boat? This outstanding training dinghy was already used by many of the UK’s 1,700 leading training schools and sailing clubs together with many holiday companies. The answer was, YES, with new technology and the best naval Architect Phil Morrison on board and with the will and determination to make this the number one training sailing dinghy even better. This then would deliver even better training results. No changes to the hull, the chined built Wayfarer is the most STABLE dinghy of its size class in the world. You can even stand two adults on the side-deck without the boat capsizing. No change to the hull, but we would reduce the buoyancy in the side tanks, as with many other dinghies, far too much buoyancy makes the centreboard float too high and it is difficult to right after capsize. Get rid of the bath full of water to a couple of inches would be a major benefit to training schools. Give a choice of asymmetric or symmetric spinnaker, move the thwart further aft to give more room for the crew. Lower the inner skin nearer to the hull floor, make more leg room and a more comfortable seating position. Reposition the bailers, take them out of the way of feet to under the thwart. A self-draining cockpit with rear drain tubes and a boat with little maintenance would be a great benefit. Slab reefing is standard, but the option of a reefable genoa system that within twenty-five seconds you are able to trim the sails to adapt to changing wind conditions, together with balancing the boat, would also be a great advantage.