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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: Monday 30th of June 2008

Weston Skiffs

8 Cherubs found their way down for another sunny weekend for the Weston Skiff event. Luckily the forecast of rain, little wind and therefore grumpy cherrubists was replaced with a realiety of sun, wind and big big grins…..

Pete Barton and Ros dominated all three races in Ronin. Winning one race on the water and finishing another in second behind the 49er leading to three handicap wins. Slippery When Wet was please to get on the water with alternative crew James Askew in the front - he seemed to enjoy his introduction to Cherubs. Slippery When Wet saw a lot more of Born Slippy than they have been used too, but Roland was a bit peived that their straight line speed still does not convert to getting to the finish. Something to do with 3 tacks and a gybe to get round the windward mark.

Neil had his first play with a T-foil on Suicide Blonde and found he needed a little more negative angle for going down wind. 'POWER'!! He also fell asleep in Ian christie's tent and got drawn on by some 12 foot skiff sailors. If any of that sounds wrong. It isn't. All factually correct and all above board. ZAMBOOKA!

Cherub Dæmon and Atum Bom were as always rapid, although Saturday's conditions mandated a large number of swimming sessions for all and an early shower. Shiny Beast suffered a shore based rudder injury and was sadly shore bound.

Sunday: Paul and Tim turned up with Cheese Before Bedtime just as everyone else was surfacing. A lot of indecision followed as the wind built. Finally they canned the racing and The big cheese went for a play.

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Second Hand Boat List (2008/07/01 13:55)
Stu Hopson (2008/07/01 01:09)
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