- Zephyr (dinghy)
The Zephyr is a New Zealand one-design 3.6 metre sailing dinghy. It is a national class, administered by the
Zephyr Owners' Association . Hull form and sail plans are restricted, to ensure all boats have the same potential speed.History
The Zephyr was designed by
Auckland designerDes Townson , in 1956. Townson built the first hulls himself (numbers 1 to 233) in plywood, off the same mould. All sails for this series of boats were made by Auckland sailmakersBoyd & McMaster . In fact the original class rules stipulated that sails must be "strictly to a pattern lodged with Boyd and McMaster sailmakers. No alterations permitted"cite news
url=http://hyc.org.nz/zephyr/navigation/History/SeaSprayBoatTest.html
publisher=Zephyr Owners' Association
title=Sea Spray Boat Test
date=November, 1957] . During the 1970's, two more building jigs were constructed, one in Christchurch and the other in Auckland, and a number of new boats were builtcite news
url=http://hyc.org.nz/zephyr/navigation/History/Introduction.html
publisher=Zephyr Owners' Association
title=About The Zephyr
date=] . This system remained in use until the advent of cedar glass boats, when a new jig was built,for the production of "250" series hulls.References
ee also
* Grahame Anderson (1999) FAST LIGHT BOATS, a Century of Kiwi Innovation. [http://boatbooks.co.nz/yachthist2.html]
* Harold Kidd and Robin Elliott (1999) Southern breeze. A history of yachting in New Zealand.
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