Alchemy | Uffa Fox designed Albacore class. | |
Asphodel | A colourful 1950 example of a Uffa Fox International 'Firefly' dinghy complete with her early yellow cotton duck sails. | |
Avenger | This National 12 dinghy was built by Wych and Coppock. | |
Buttercup | A West Wight Scow dinghy built by A A Combes, of Bembridge. | |
Chance | An original kit-built International Mirror dinghy. | |
Coconut | A Carribean Fishing Boat which has no real keel. | |
Comet | This Jollyboat was the fastest dinghy on the water when launched in 1950. | |
Cowslip | This Flying Fifteen was given as a wedding present by Cowes to Prince Philip, and the then Princess Elizabeth. | |
Europe | Shirley Robertson's one-person Europe dinghy in which she won her first Olympic gold medal. | |
Intent | This Enterprise class was a great all-rounder and provided an fun entry to dinghy racing. | |
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Kestrel | A classic Bembridge Redwing, but fitted with an auto-gyro rig propeller 'sail'. |
Little Puff | This tiny Fairey Duckling was designed to fit on a car roof. | |
Miss J | A Hornet class with standard sliding seat for to counterbalance the heeling motion of the boat. | |
Mistletoe | On loan from the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, this is the very first X-One design ever built. | |
Misty | The large model was used by a famous local sailmaker, to exhibit their sails at boat shows. | |
Nereid | The very intricate construction of close ribs and two skins gives a light but very strong hull. | |
Patches | Sunday Times sponsored SigneT class dinghy built for amateur construction in 1971 | |
Pep | The tiny version of a proper yacht, probably a revised copy of a Mayfly dinghy. | |
Pintail | A Portsmouth built Z-class clinker dinghy, converted to a well equipped 3-berth cruiser. | |
Sopranino | Less than 20ft long, this mid-ocean racer has sailed across the Atlantic and back | |
Thalassa | This Jacqueline class dinghy was design to be launched and recovered off a pebble beach | |
Titmouse | Thought to be the only surviving example of the Tom Tit class yacht, originally built in Bombay. | |
Vinta | Similar to many Polynesian craft, this narrow outrigger was brought to the Museum from the Philippines. | |
Vigia | Reputed to be the oldest sailing boat on the British register, a copy is being built in the Museum (see Projects) |