U.K. Cherub Technical Support

The Cherub is probably the home built racing class in the UK. John Spencer , who founded the class, was above all a champion of the ordinary bloke being able to build and even design their own boat. Even though nowadays we mostly use epoxy and foam rather than plywood and aerolite, as John always preferred, the folk in the Cherub Class still tend to be ready to get their hands dirty in the garage when required.

Technical Support Contacts

To support Cherub owners the Class Association has a network of people around the Country who are experienced in the construction and maintenance of the boats. If you have any questions or problems please contact them. The chances are that they will be able to point you in the right direction straight away, and if not they will know someone who can!

• Scotland
• Northern England
• Midlands
• East Anglia
• Wales and the South West
• South East England
• Wooden Boat Expert

How-To Videos

• Vacuum bagging video. (Quicktime needed)
• Mast building video (part 1). (Quicktime needed)
• Foil building video (part 1). (Quicktime needed)
• Spreader building video. (Quicktime needed)
• Hull repair video. (Quicktime needed)

How-To Articles

• Designing your own Boat - 23 Jul 2008
• Building in Foam Sandwich - 23 Jul 2008
• Building in Wood - 23 Jul 2008
• Building Carbon Masts - 23 Jul 2008
• Gear and Fittings - 23 Jul 2008
• Building a RudderStock - 23 Jul 2008
• Rudder Blades and Daggerboards - 23 Jul 2008
• Repairing a foam core failure - 29 Jun 2007
• Some tips on repairs on older wood boats. - 29 Jun 2007
• Rigging of and Sailing with Pole Kites. - 29 Jun 2007

Reference Pages

• Line Drawings of 1990s Designs - 29 Jun 2007
• UK Cherub Class Rules 2005 - 29 Jun 2007
• Sail Measurement Rules - 29 Jun 2007
• 1990s U.K. Built Designs - 29 Jun 2007
• Some sketches of how the boats have changed over the years - 29 Jun 2007.
• On Whether the Spinnaker lifts the Bows - 29 Jun 2007

• All the main boat building articles in a single Document to save or print.

People's Projects

A bunch of photos of various people's boats under construction/alteration

• Andy Paterson's Paterson 7 (GBR). - 29 Jun 2007
• Craig Simon's Boat (AUS). - 29 Jun 2007
• Jonathon Garfitt's Velocipede (GBR). - 29 Jun 2007
• Phil Alderson's Paterson 7 (GBR). - 29 Jun 2007
• Skip Kovacs' Building Jig (USA). - 23 Jul 2008
• Skip Kovacs' Paterson (USA). - 29 Jun 2007
• Snout Conversion on Jim Champ's (Webmaster's) Italian Bistro (GBR) - 29 Jun 2007
• Jim Champ's Italian Bistro (GBR) - 29 Jun 2007

The Paterson boats are all vacuum bagged over a male mould. Jonathon's boat is hand consolidated over a male jig.

Map : (c) Ordnance Survey
Photo : Snout Conversion on an Italian Bistro (c) Jim Champ