The Cherub is a 12 feet long, high performance, [1] two-person, planing dinghy first designed in 1951 in New Zealand by John Spencer [2] (d 1996). The class is a development (or "box rule") class, allowing for significant variation in design between different boats within the rule framework.

Mar 15, 2023 · 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.

The Cherub dinghy is a doublehanded 12-foot racing dinghy with asymmetric spinnaker and twin trapezes. The history of the Cherub sailing dinghy starts in 1951 when John Spencer designed a 12 foot cruising dinghy for a Mr. Ray Early to sail round the Auckland Area in New Zealand.

Jun 23, 2020 · The cherub class is getting together to get some of the old boats back on the water. There is several people in Auckland who are actively looking for a boat as-well as we are trying to identify the location of as many boats as possible.

Sep 6, 2022 · The Cherub is a 12ft two-person dinghy with a single trapeze (twin in the UK), designed in 1951. It evolved into an international development class, with a wide range of designs in fleets...

Some of New Zealand’s most illustrious grand prix sailing professionals have been taking time out from America’s Cup and ocean Maxi campaigns to devote time to reviving a modest 12ft dinghy class dating back to the 1950s. The Cherub Class was originally designed by John Spencer, who sparked a wave of plywood boats built in New Zealand ...

In 1951 New Zealand naval architect John Spencer designed a 12 foot dinghy for his friend Ray Early to sail on Auckland Harbour in New Zealand. The boat was built to race in the Pennant Class and was named Cherub. Two stories exist on the origins of the name Cherub.

Jun 18, 2024 · The first undisputed member of the Deben Cherub class was CC2, Cherub, built 100 years ago in 1924 at Everson’s boatyard, Woodbridge (now The Woodbridge Boat Yard). Her owner, Alfred Curjel, resolutely refused to have a number on his sail because she wasn’t just a ‘Cherub’, she was Cherub.

The Cherub is a 12 feet long, high performance, [1] two-person, planing dinghy first designed in 1951 in New Zealand by John Spencer [2] (d 1996). The class is a development (or "box rule") class, allowing for significant variation in design between different boats within the rule framework.

Development class, with close links to the Australian and New Zealand 12 foot skiffs.