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….
Nationals 2008
The Cherub Nationals are to be held from 27th to 30th August at Pembrokeshire Yacht Club There is still time to get your boat sorted and get your entry in using the entry form some more details can be found on the Nationals News Page
News from: Wednesday 6th of August 2008
New Video
Some new videos have been posted of The Antidote To Panel Games showing just how much fun a modern Cherub can be. Have a look at them and the some other videos on the Videos page.
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- Alverbanks Cherub Sail Prices and Info (2008/08/08 08:36)Right, a few people have been asking myself and Hoppy, so here are some prices for shiny new cherub sails, they are rough prices based on using Pentex laminate (which is the cloth Atums new sails are made from - pictures will be put up after sailing t...
- Re: Just found this. Is it new? (2008/08/07 23:47)When I read that advert I get extreme deja-vu. I'm sure I've seen it on ebay!
- Re: Just found this. Is it new? (2008/08/07 21:40)Looks in very good shape to me, what I particularly like is the well preserved dolphin main (and presumably jib) - the "must have" sails back in the late 70's. I do hope it still has the brown battens !
- Re: I'm keeping Stanley (2008/08/07 13:28)And it's FINISHED! Sailing Saturday (if I find a crew). The forecast is mental...
- Re: Just found this. Is it new? (2008/08/07 00:11)2533. Designed and built by T Thornton of 40 Cecil Street HIllhead, Glasgow.Measured by Bennie Turnbull on 16th April 1978: 30 years ago!Looks in very good shape.07826341182 is the seller: Bruce Davidson.
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