Dart (dinghy)

Dart

Development
Designer	Des Townson
Location	Auckland
Name	Dart
Hull
Type	Monohull
LOH	11 feet (3.4 m)

The Dart is a New Zealand one-design 11 foot sailing dinghy.

History

The Zephyr was designed by Auckland designer Des Townson, in the late 1950s for building in plywood. It is a fast and attractive two person jib headed fractional sloop rigged dinghy Des designed for the Northcote Birkenhead Yacht Club of Auckland, New Zealand.

See also

• Article on Dart class
• List of Townson Designs - from the Zephyr Owners Association website.
• Grahame Anderson (1999) FAST LIGHT BOATS, a Century of Kiwi Innovation. Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine