The Cherub is a two-person racing dinghy with asymmetric spinnaker and twin trapezes. Just twelve feet long, weighing around 70kgs fully rigged for sailing, the Cherub combines spectacular performance with the “on the edge” handling characteristics only found in true lightweight skiffs.
Originally created in New Zealand by John Spencer in 1951, Cherubs are mainly sailed in Australia and Great Britain, with a growing fleet in France. As well as this, boats can be found as far away as Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, the USA, Portugal and now the Netherlands.
The Cherub rules are simple, giving maximum flexibility for designers and allowing boats to be created to incorporate sailors' own ideas. It also means the class develops over time as techniques, materials and ideas improve. All this makes the Cherub is one of the most interesting and innovative of all dinghies: The challenge extends from the sailing skills to setting up the boat to suit the sailor, and maybe even designing and building, too.
Cherub sailing is the real thing: True planing performance upwind, but then turn the corner and you’re in for the ride of your life….
News from: Thursday 28th of August 2008
Nationals Half Way Report
24 boats made it to Pembroke YC for the Cherub Nationals 2008.
Day 1
Day 1 was Windy, loads of Carnage, loads of fun and even some good racing.
Day 2
Less Wind, less carnage but still loads of fun and good racing
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- Re: Impressive... (2008/08/29 11:06)But not as impressive as it might be due to the low numbers of boats present that were built to anyone else's designs since even the previous rules came out... About time you did another one Simon, maybe a little finer in front of the mast?Bit of dig...
- Re: Impressive... (2008/08/29 07:42)But notably they don't occupy the important one!
- Impressive... (2008/08/29 07:00)OK so am a little bit biased as Simon Roberts is my close drinking/sailing/boatbuilding chum, however as the Nationals results stand as of today, his designs or design derivatives occupy the following places, and that's with the Slug being designed 11 ...
- Re: Cherub Nationals Pembrokshire Yacht Club (2008/08/25 13:05)I'm sure that there will be enough knowledge, materials and enthusiasm to repair your broken boom. It will certainly keep any idle minds occupied too. With any luck you will leave the event with two or even three booms to choose from.
- Re: Cherub Nationals Pembrokshire Yacht Club (2008/08/25 02:27)Thanks all,I am sorted for the Nationals with a borrowed RS700 boom which will do the job nicely, all be it over long. (I now just have to also fix everything else from yesterdays sail, including stopping at a sailmaker tomorrow!)I have all the fitti...
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