Anyone know which boat has a sail with the logo of a red square outlining an S?
your help would be appreciated
OK lets narrow it down a bit...
What country are you in?
What sort of boat is it.. mono hull, catamaran, trimaran?
What size... 3 m long or 30m long?
Ocean racer, Keel boat or 'off the beach' boat?
Trailer Sailor or Dinghy?
What sort of sail configuration?
Or to make it MUCH easier a picture/s would be nice.
Oops sorry, Victoria Australia, Fibreglass off the beach, similar looking to Tasar, daggarboard and rudder timber, low profile boat, has jib, mail and kite, approx 2.5 to 3 mts. Sorry now pic at the moment
Here is a link to yachting yardstick handicap ratings, which might help....
www.vic.yachting.org.au/site/yachting/vic/downloads/2012/YV%20-%20Yardsticks12_13%20v2.pdf
OR how about this...
www.angelfire.com/jazz/cl16man/SailboatLogos/_logosV111905.html
www.yachtsandyachting.com/class/
Ben Lexcen designed Swinger? The given dimensions seem to fit the description.
Just a guess
The Observers Book of Sailing Craft of Australia and New Zealand written by Peter Campbell: "the Super Swinger has become a standard training dinghy for many youngsters since this 11 footer was designed and marketed by Milller and Whitworth of Brookvale, New South Wales. It is a versatile dinghy in that the youngsters can first get the feel of sailing with a cat rig then move on to a sloop rig, and finally try their hand at carrying a spinnaker. The boat is strictly one design but comes with all the fittings required."
LOA: 3.35 meters
Sail Area: 8.2 msq
Spinnaker: 6 msq
Crew: 1-2
The ensign in the picture featured in this book is indeed an S inside a colored box but as the pic is black and white the color is not known. The hull is very low freeboard, the Mainsail has a full length batten and two leach battens and the spinnaker hoist point on mast as at the hounds.
Hope that helps.
What wonderful resource you have been. It's a Swinger!
Came with 5 sails, life jacket, all required rigging and a trailer for a lot less that the Gumtree advert you have mentioned.
So did i do well?
One more question.
Is there some out of date register where the sail numbers are recorded?
Boats often have an ID number somewhere on the boat....
The 'Laser' class number (which is also the sail number) marking is below the bottom rudder mounting point.
'Careel' yachts put them in one of the rear hatches.
There you go, two on eBay...http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Swinger-Sailing-Dinghy-Ben-Lexcen-Bob-Miller-Design-inc-Trolley-/230927011561?pt=AU_Boats&hash=item35c4528ee9
www.ebay.com.au/itm/Sailing-Boat-/221189767168?pt=AU_Boats&hash=item337ff00000
thanks all, you have been very helpful.