A Guide to Cherub Designs

This is a list of U.K. Cherub designs compiled by various people over the years. It is believed to comprise all designs built in any numbers, and the vast majority of one-offs.

Note - the links to individual designs in this document load a page of graphics showing those designs. These should be helpful in gaining a feel for the shapes of the designs involved, but are definitely not warranted accurate.

1980 Worlds - Felpham, U.K.

Murray mod Snow
Fuller bow than standard Murray, more veed aft sections, but still pretty flat. Very low rocker 2705 Flat Stanley. Flat Stanley was the 1980 World Champion.

The UK Cherub 1984

From 1981 to 1984 there were no new Cherub designs, due to a package of rule change proposals under consideration. These were adopted by the UK Class Association (but not the Australian or New Zealand Associations). in 1984, and the following designs are all to these rules. The revised rules relaxed the mid-length chine restrictions slightly, and permit sailplan development The area of main and jib also increased slightly to 125 sq.ft.

Paterson 3
Radical interpretation of new-rules. Considerable rocker. Fully utilises new mid-length restrictions. U-sections throughout. Narrow chines at transom. Mast stepped well forward. 2623 Pxysyzygy.

Howlett
Designed by the 12 metre and Int. 14 designer. Considerable rocker, U-Sections throughout. Full forward sections. Chines wide at transom but with considerable rise. Mast stepped well aft. Quick in light airs, but lacking top speed. 2624. Rebel

Sothcott 1
Moderate rocker, high freeboard, U-sections. Chines narrow at transom and with enormous chine rise. 2625 Heffalump (later modified with flatter transom).

Ellway 4
Moderate interpretation of new-rules design. Utilises reduction of chine beam but still relatively flat. U- Sections forward. Relatively wide and moderately flat transom. Moderate rocker. e.g. 2626.

Deeley 5
Low rocker, high freeboard, wide at gunwales. U- sections, fine entry, fully utilised new mid-length restrictions. Moderately narrow chine at transom. e.g. Last Amber Dragon 2627

Robinson 4
Moderate new rules development of mk 3. Low rocker, U section bows, crew deck. 2628

Ellway 4a
Development of Mk 4, with more rocker aft, narrower chines at transom.

Paterson Mk 4
Full bows, moderate rocker, 6" maximum rise of floor, minimum width chines, narrow flat transom. 2631