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| Welcome to the website of 'The International 12 foot Dinghy Class Association' |
When Southport solicitor and amateur boat designer George Cockshott, entered a design competition in 1913, little could he have envisaged that the boat that
he drew would still be sailing 100 years later. Cockshott's 12 Foot Dinghy went on to become the first small boat to gain international status and
was selected for the 1920 and 1928 Olympic Games. Although outclassed by modern boats, its endearing character ensures that it is still sailed and raced
enthusiastically by near-fanatical owners around the world.
No fewer than 171 Dinghies assembled in the Netherlands during June 2014 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the 12' Dinghy
in that country! Since then the Class has continued to prosper in the Netherlands, Italy and Japan, and fleets are growing in various other countries
including France, Switzerland and Austria.
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| Picture of the month - December 2020 |
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| Five men in a boat
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Pieter-Jan Sandbergen |
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| 2020 Vision - 100 years of the International 12-foot Dinghy in the United Kingdom |
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A new book, published exactly 100 years after Tern became the UK's first Int. 12' Dinghy to receive a
class certificate.
Part one described the origins and history of the International 12-foot Dinghy, and documents the rise, the fall,
and the hesitant rebirth of the Class in the United Kingdom.
Part two sets out to provide a snapshot of the Dinghy Class in the U.K. by highlighting twelve personalities,
twelve boats and twelve sailing clubs that have each played a role in the ongoing story.
available from amazon.co.uk and other amazon market places (avoid amazon.nl where it is over-priced!) |
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| Irish Dinghy Championships |
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Pixie, winner in the International 12-foot Dinghy Class at the
Irish 12 Foot Dinghy Championships hosted by the Royal St George Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire,
on 13th September 2020. |
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| Dinghy Weekend |
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Original Poster:
Watersportvereeniging AEGIR's Hillegersbergsche Zeilweek Regatta in Rotterdam |
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| Argo at the Lake Como International Vintage Boat Museum |
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ITA1000 - Argo, - now on display at the Museo Barca Lariana
Built: 1957 by Primo Valli, Lezzeno
This boat belonged to Francesco Bariffi,
General Secretary of the Associazione Italiana Classe Dinghy
"It is well worth continuing, even if only for a very few.
Even if it were for just one person.
Even if I were the only one in the world who was interested
in traditional boats and even if there were a total lack of
interest among people today,
I would still go on,
because nautical history deserves any amount of effort
in order to keep it alive.
And I, like my fellow boat lovers,
want to continue to be that link
between past and future"
G.A. Zanoletti
The Founder of Museo Barca Lariana
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This website is the home of all 12' Dinghy sailors.
No matter when, or where, your boat was built,
whether it is wood or plastic,
modern or traditional, you are welcome here!
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Recently I was looking at this photo of one of the competitors at the 1928 Olympics. I was struck by
the lack of a kicking-strap, tiller extension, buoyancy bags - all things that we take for granted.
Following the loss of our 'international status' in 1964, the pace of change quickened, and,
probably inevitably, there was divergence between Italian-style and Dutch-style boats.
But as Jaap Wientjes, President of the Dutch Twaalvoetsjollenclub so elegantly states,
'Clearly this may separate us, but there is a lot more that unites us'.
To summarise, it does not matter whether you call your boat an International 12-foot Dinghy,
a Dreadnought, a Dickie, a Dinghy 12 piedi, a Dinghy douze pieds, a B.R.A. 12ft. Dinghy,
an 'A' Class Dinghy, a Dinghy 12' Classico, a Dinghy 12, or anything else; - this web site is for you.
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| An autumn sail on the Thunersee
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Thomas Jakob |
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| Bosham Classic Boat Revival |
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Read a report about the 2019 Bosham Classic Boat Revival on the news page of this site
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| Dinghy racing on a lake close to Haarlem (NL) during the 1950s |
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| Vintage Yachting Games 2018 |
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The third Vintage Yachting Games for discontinued Olympic and Paralympic Classes was
sailed during
September 2018 on Øresund, Copenhagen in Denmark.
The event was organised by the
Kongelig Dansk Yachtklub and the Hellerup Sejlklub.
The Vintage Yachting Games Organization (VYGO) was the governing organization.
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© Per Heegaard Fotografi |
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Contact us:  info@12footdinghy.org
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