Derived, in part, from the original TROTTER PANDORA by E. G. van de Stadt.
Rolly Tasker – Germany
Hull: Fin Keel
Fin Keel
The DARING is based on the 5.5 metre yacht “Vision” by Arthur Robb, silver medal winner at the 1956 Olympics.
First Hulls (1-16) built by Halmatic Ltd.
Hulls No 16-25 built by Island Builders from 1970-74.
From 1984-92,(Hull 26 -) boats built by Souters.
Originally designed for the Manchester Yacht Club in Mass. USA and called the MANCHESTER 17. The first 17 boats were built by Rice Bros. in 1908. As it’s popularity spread it aquired a number of the different names including the BAR HARBOR 17. A few of the original boats have been restored and can be seen sailing to this day.
The actual plans for this yacht, as well as many others credited to Croninshield, were completed by R. N. Burbank, an employee of the firm at the time.
19/20 Fractional.
The CELEBRITY was available with a centerboard and fixed keel (K).
This boat, of Gulf Coast (US) origins, was raced as a one-design class into the 1990’s??.
Not to be confused with the Herreshoff FISH class (1916).
Mr. Rathbone DeBuys, who designed the boats, also paid to have the first 6 built.
In order to promote the class he rented them out at $5 a race.
Dimensions are approximate since this is a development class. (The formula, introduced in 1949, incorporates elements of the square meter and international rules. Adopted as an Olympic class beginning in 1952. Although it was replaced (with the SOLING) in 1968, the class is still active in many parts of Europe.
According to the class web site, about 800 boats have been built to this rule.
The P 28 has been built in many different versions. In the beginning all hulls and superstructures were built in mahogany and had a fractional rig. At the end of the 50s a masthead rig replaced the fractional rig and the design of the main window was improved to two individual windows. As early as 1963 a GRP hull was introduced. At the same time the hull was made a bit wider.
In 1972 the transom was developed adding on her length from 8.61 m / 28” 3”” to 9.04 m / 29” 8””. After 1972 the deck was covered with teak as a standard and the toerail was made in teak in stead of mahogany. After Hull #500, boats were fitted with a Volvo Penta diesel.
The biggest markets for the P-28 were the USA and Sweden.
Designed for, and used in the 1948 Olympic Games, the SWALLOW, is still raced in a number of fleets in the UK. New boats have been built of fiberglass while the surviving wood ones are reported to have remained competitive.
A modernized rig was approved in 2010.
Bruntons
