The Cherub is a two-person 12 foot 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 and Portugal.
The Cherub rules are simple and allow for maximum flexibility for designers, allowing boats to be created to incorporate sailors own ideas. 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….
Latest News
2010 Nationals Date Announced
UK Cherub National Championship 2010 will be held at Largo Bay SC from Wednesday 25th - Saturday 28th August 2010. Forum link
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Kevin Ellway's latest design, the E6 Cherub, has started it's progress from CAD to the water. There is along way to go, but in the safe hands of Master Craftsman Paul Croote and Aarvaark we should be seeing a floating object before too long!
Kevin's comments on his new design have appeared in the Forum
Latest from the Forum
- Re: Performance of a fully foiled Cherub (2010/02/09 06:18)[quote/] Back on topic. Does anyone have any ideas about this? I can think of several reasons for not doing it but there are a couple of reasons for doing ot as well. I would be inte...
- Re: Post Dinghy Show demo sails and blast (2010/02/09 05:51)New Date New Location...
What - Try a Cherub Day
Where - Draycote SC
When - 20/21st March
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